Bisexual Awareness Week is the perfect excuse to dive into these twenty books featuring bi+ characters and stories. However, there’s so much to love in this list that you’ll want to read these books all year long. From rakish bisexual lords to lovelorn accountants to real-life tales of exploration and discovery, there’s something for everyone. […]
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TikTok star B. Dylan Hollis’ recipe for international success
During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bermudian B. Dylan Hollis was attending university in Wyoming and wondering how to quell the boredom of quarantine. When Hollis picked up an old recipe book and started making funny and relatable videos of his baking adventures (and misadventures), he quickly rose to fame with millions of […]
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Anastasia-Renée’s “Side Notes from the Archivist”
Anastacia-Renée is an award-winning writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, TEDx speaker, 2020 Arc Fellow (4Culture), Jack Straw Curator, podcaster, and served as Seattle’s Civic Poet. Her fascinating new book of poetry is called “Side Notes from the Archivist.” As the title implies, the book is a historical document that provides insight into five decades of American […]
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Joanna McClintick’s ode to children and queer resistance
Together we are strong, is the unifying message of Joanna McClintick’s debut children’s book “Twas the Night Before Pride,” based on a poem McClintick wrote when they were still hoping to start their own family. As they prepared to become a parent, they found it increasingly problematic that most of the children’s books they encountered, […]
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Journalist Kevin Naff on his book “How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality” and the battle to come
On the heels of his 20-year anniversary at the Washington Blade, Editor Kevin Naff is looking back on some of the biggest stories that shaped the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. His book, “How We Won the War for LGBTQ Equality — And How Our Enemies Could Take It All Away,” features curated writings from Naff’s two decades at the […]
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News is Good: Grand Haven, MI’s first Pride, a festival hit on VOD and more
Welcome to our weekly column, News is Good, where we feature positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Grand Haven, Michigan, to celebrate first ever Pride […]
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LGBTQ+ Changemaker: Author Ryan La Sala
The LGBTQ+ Changemakers series features LGBTQ+ people all over the country who are making a difference through visibility and ingenuity. Ryan La Sala’s star isn’t just on the rise–it’s surging into the stratosphere. The fantasy and young adult author, who uses he/they/pronouns, has written three acclaimed queer YA books with another coming out in October. […]
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News is Good: The Lammys announce finalists, celebrating the Queer Prairies and more
Welcome to our weekly column, News is Good, where we feature positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. Theme of the 2023 Capital Pride celebration revealed. […]
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Banned Books Week is a reminder of why we need to fight for LGBTQ+ content
Book burnings evoke thoughts of Europe nearly a century ago, but they’re being suggested here in the U.S. this year under a scary climate that is trying to eliminate all LGBTQ+ books from the shelves of public libraries and schools—and not enough people are talking about it or trying to stop it. Many hope to […]
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LGBTQ+ content featured heavily in recent book bans
The most recent rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has been heavily focused on students and what they should and should not be exposed to in the classroom. School libraries have been forced to pull certain books off their shelves, while teachers have been told to remove books from their syllabi. What’s the current state of banned […]
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6 books featuring transgender or nonbinary heroes
Just as the great Bonnie Tyler once sang, “I need a hero!” so too do we. Today, as transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals are under new threats every day it seems, this Pride month feels like a fitting time to celebrate transgender and nonbinary heroes. From princes fighting for their kingdom and acceptance to a teen […]