Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

book lists

8 Books Featuring Asian and Pacific Islander Queer Women

Looking for clearly queer Asian and Pacific Islander women in fiction? Look no further.

Casey —

Apr 24, 2017

disability

interview

theater

Sins Invalid’s “Birthing, Dying, Becoming Crip Wisdom” Features Crip Art, Activism, Love & Liberation

“We deserve to have art that is by us and for us and is us being complicated and depicting all our lives as they are, without simplifying or reassuring.”

Tovah —

Oct 13, 2016

femmes

interview

book features

“Don’t Date Anyone Who Treats You Like Shit”: An Interview with Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

This was supposed to be a book review of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarsinha’s new memoir “Dirty River.” But it’s actually the story of how reading my friend and queer aunty Leah’s…

Kai Cheng —

Jan 13, 2016

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

lgbt book reviews

Hidden Gems of Queer Lit: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s “Dirty River”

“This memoir will appeal to those seeking a gritty, glorious, multi-layered story of homecoming and self-healing.”

Melanie —

Jan 5, 2016

Alexandra Brodsky

Chinelo Okparanta

book lists

Top 10 Queer and Feminist Books of 2015

Read these f*cking books.

Ryan Yates —

Dec 3, 2015

canada

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

book lists

9+ Queer Canadian Poets to Break Your Heart and Put It Back Together Again

Queer Canadian poets tend to be experimental, to push against boundaries. They tell it like it is, challenge our ways of thinking, and actively organize for change. Their words are…

Melanie —

May 12, 2015

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

poems

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book Review: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha is Living Her Truths in “Bodymap”

I told myself 2015 was the year of living my truths. I’m excited to have a guide in this book, and in Leah’s soulful mission to love and be loved…

Carmen —

May 5, 2015

Eileen Myles

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sex

Happy International Fisting Day! Here’s Some Willfully Misinterpreted Lesbian Poetry

Because every day should be celebrated with sexy lesbian poetry.

Ryan Yates —

Oct 21, 2014

fools journey

interview

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

Fool’s Journey: Radical Tarot Reader Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Is Anything But Cranky

My mom raised me to know that listening deeply was just another thing that people could do, and comes from a tradition of tough ladies who survived by their sixth…

Beth —

Jul 30, 2014