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A collage of Leah Johnson side-by-side with her books. "Rise to the Sun" and "You Should See Me in a Crown"

Leah Johnson Is the Toni Morrison of Queer YA, It’s Time We Get Real About That Fact

“I just want people to know that at the core of every book I write, I want to center black girls in their wholeness and show that you can be…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 4, 2021

A composite of the cover of Kristen Arnett's WITH TEETH and a photo of the author posing outdoors next to a bird of paradise plant

book features

Kristen Arnett on “With Teeth,” Lesbian Motherhood, and Sagittarius Chaos

“I want to read stories about dykes not acting right. I want to read about people being messy. So I want to write about that too.”

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 3, 2021

A composite photo of author A.E. Osworth and the cover of their book, WE ARE WATCHING ELIZA BRIGHT.

book features

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright'”s Sixsterhood Is a Collective Narrator of Queer Possibility: An Interview with A.E. Osworth

When queer voices — especially those of trans people, and Black and brown people — are so frequently ignored or actively silenced, centering a narrator made up of them turned…

Lindsay Lee Wallace —

May 18, 2021

A composite photo of a portrait of author Alison Bechdel and the cover of her new book, The Secret to Superhuman Strength

book features

Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”

“My bookish exterior perhaps belies it,” write Alison Bechdel in The Secret to Superhuman Strength, “but I’m a bit of an exercise freak.” That is, it turns out, an understatement.…

Alyssa Favreau —

May 10, 2021

A collage of the band Potty Mouth (three people in dark shirts layered over long sleeve tops), it's next to the covert of "Sunday Someday," which is styled like a 1990s Windows computer desktop

music

A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams

One year ago, Potty Mouth’s tour with No Teeth and Koji was cancelled due to COVID. The bands — who had never met before — starting making music together every…

danijanae —

Apr 2, 2021

Artist Grace Semler Baldridge poses on a bridge. They are wearing a black coat and have a neutral expression.

music

With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers

‘”I thought if we could maybe get it into the top 40 on some Christian charts, then people who need it might find it and find comfort in it,” they…

Adrian —

Mar 23, 2021

A still of a moment from Jayli Wolf's "Child of the Government" video, in which the artist stands facing a tree in a field wearing a flowing white nightgown.

music

Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

Jayli Wolf talks about the video for her new single “Child of the Government” drawing from her family’s experiences of the Sixties Scoop, as well as how her bisexual identity…

Jackie Lipson —

Mar 12, 2021

literature

What If “When Harry Met Sally” Was a Feminist Lesbian Love Story? Emily Hashimoto Has the Answer with “A World Between”

“The trajectory with their partner or ex-partner and or friend or whoever is not linear; it’s, for some women, this big zig zagging: friends for five years, then date for…

Julie R Enszer —

Feb 4, 2021

A photo collage of the cover of Marlee Grace's Getting to Center, which features pastel abstract shapes, and a photo of Grace, a blond woman in a white turtleneck in front of a backdrop with pastel shapes on it.

literature

Getting to an Imperfect, Queer Center: Interview with Marlee Grace

“The goal, especially in 2020, has not been to feel better or feel my best, but it’s to feel less shitty than I did five minutes ago.” Marlee Grace’s Getting…

Sarah Yanni —

Jan 4, 2021

A drag performer puts on makeup in a mirror.

society + culture

Respect Your Elders: Carter Bachmann Came Out as Trans at 64

“Having presented a woman, a lesbian, and then come out as transgender man… don’t be afraid. You’re not alone. We are worthwhile. We are forever. We are everywhere. All you…

Lou Barrett —

Dec 26, 2020

a screenshot of a zoom conversation. on the left kamala throws back her head laughing and on the right karen tongson has her face screwed up with discomfort and her fists pressed together.

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Defining Taste With Karen Tongson

Tongson’s personal cooking style relies on saving the ingredients or parts that traditionally, institutionally have less value — “something that you think is burdened by indignity, cheapness and trash” —…

Kamala Puligandla —

Dec 19, 2020

a collaged image with the cover of Best Lesbian Erotica Vol 5, featuring two women of color holding each other, and four photos of writers in the book, along with one photo of tattoo of a woman blindfolded and her wrists tied above her head.

book features

Meet The Writers Of Best Lesbian Erotica Vol. 5

Six contributors to Best Lesbian Erotica Volume 5 tell us about how they think about erotica as queer writers. The book came out on Dec 8, so can get your…

Kamala Puligandla —

Dec 11, 2020

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Leah Johnson Is the Toni Morrison of Queer YA, It’s Time We Get Real About That Fact

Kristen Arnett on “With Teeth,” Lesbian Motherhood, and Sagittarius Chaos

“We Are Watching Eliza Bright'”s Sixsterhood Is a Collective Narrator of Queer Possibility: An Interview with A.E. Osworth

Talking with Alison Bechdel about Feminist Martial Arts, Lockdown, and Her New Book “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”

A COVID Cancelled Tour Became Potty Mouth’s “Sunday Someday,” a Collaboration Album of Pop Punk Dreams

With Chart-Topping Christian Album “Preacher’s Kid,” Semler Offers Companionship to Lonely Queers

Anishinaabe/Cree Artist Jayli Wolf on What Her New Single Says About the Sixties Scoop

What If “When Harry Met Sally” Was a Feminist Lesbian Love Story? Emily Hashimoto Has the Answer with “A World Between”

Getting to an Imperfect, Queer Center: Interview with Marlee Grace

Respect Your Elders: Carter Bachmann Came Out as Trans at 64

The Dyke Kitchen: Defining Taste With Karen Tongson

Meet The Writers Of Best Lesbian Erotica Vol. 5

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