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Rachel and Harrison Browne and their book Let Us Play

The Right Isn’t the Only Side We Need To Fight When It Comes to Trans Sports Inclusion

We all know that this sports issue has nothing to do with sports, and it has nothing to do with protecting female athletes. This topic has been a roundabout way…

Stef Rubino —

May 27, 2025

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lgbt history

The Hidden History of Lesbian Phone Lines

London Friend’s Lesbian Line, which opened in 1989 and closed in 1999, was one of many gay and lesbian phone lines across the UK.

Lauren Herold —

May 1, 2025

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Nico Lang wears a hat. The book American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.

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To Protect Trans Kids, We Have To Actually Listen to Them

The stories of trans youth go largely ignored by the American public in our cultural conversations about their lives, but Nico Lang is giving everyone a chance to change that…

Stef Rubino —

Oct 14, 2024

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lgbt book reviews

‘The Garden Against Time’ Asks, Who Gets To Live in Paradise?

I didn’t grow up knowing anyone who had a traditional garden. In South Florida, where the heat is relentless and the storms are unpredictable, it takes a special kind of…

Stef Rubino —

Jul 22, 2024

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Lesbian Potentiality & Feminist Media in the 1970s

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Looking Back on 1970s Lesbian Feminist Film and Sci-Fi To Reimagine the Future

“I mean props to those who are three years old and are like, ‘I’m gay.’ But some of us have to meet some gay people, and sometimes those people are…

Lauren Herold —

Jul 13, 2024

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Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable by Sarah Gerard

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‘Carrie Carolyn Coco’ Isn’t Like Any Other True Crime You’ve Read

With her new book Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable, Sarah Gerard forces us to reckon with ourselves and how we approach the…

Stef Rubino —

Jul 8, 2024

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‘Unsuitable’ Looks at the Dynamic History of Lesbian Fashion

From Sappho’s violets to monocles to bandanas in your back pocket, queer women have long used fashion as a signal to find their community.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Jun 27, 2024

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The Book of Juju: Africana Spirituality for Healing, Liberation, and Self-Discovery

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Your Ancestors Are Your Best Friends: Juju Bae’s LGBTQ-Inclusive Approach to African Traditional Religion

Like many young Black people in the United States, I was raised in the church.

Eva Reign —

Jun 26, 2024

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lgbt book reviews

‘Why Are People Into That?’ Asks Incisive Questions About Kink

Tina Horn’s new book will challenge some of your problematic notions no matter how confident you are in your sex positivity.

Summer Tao —

Jun 19, 2024

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The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports by Michael Waters

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‘The Other Olympians’ Is Essential Reading Heading Into This Year’s Summer Olympics

It’s a fascinating and, oftentimes, frustrating exploration of how we got to where we are in both the sports and gender debate and the limitation of trans rights in general.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 4, 2024

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