I suppose there are certainly more problematic films that I could have chosen to fall unabashedly in love with. Of course, that’s little comfort. I’m essentially saying that sometimes I want to look the other way, to pretend cultural oppression and enforcement aren’t an integral part of mainstream film. Read More
This week the Lambda Literary Review honors the impact movies and filmmakers have had on our lives.
To start off Lambda Literary Goes to the Movies week, here's what some of our favorite LGBTQ authors (Staceyann Chin, Alan Hollinghurst, Ayana Mathis, and more) had to say about their favorite films. Read More
Richard Blanco’s work is extraordinary in its ability to tell a clear and compelling story filled with vivid imagery culled from various cultures, and in the subtle and inimitable way he suggests that no language has primacy over another. Read More
"These are my candidates for the ten best gay mystery series and the ten best standalones. In looking back over them, one thing strikes me forcefully: all my choices share one or both of two things in common: a commitment on the sleuth’s part to something greater than his ego and a representation of the process of his self-actualization." Read More
As Kate Bornstein's Gender Outlaws once represented the lure and possibilities of trans community to me, alone and scared as I was in some unswept corner of [Georgia], Ryka Aoki's book represents the possibility of healing, of hope and redemption... Read More
Editors Charles Stephens & Steven G. Fullwood converse about their forthcoming anthology Black Gay Genius: Answering Joseph Beam’s Call, the history of the black gay arts movement of the 1980s, and the power and impact of writer Joseph Beam's work. Read More
Publishing veteran Gabrielle Harbowy answers your questions about the ins and outs of publishing and provides a resource for navigating through the rough seas of the publishing industry. Read More
Mother always decorated the tree sparsely with a few precious ornaments that she had collected over the years. The tree...
A variety of theories, predictions, prophecies, astronomical fears, and ancient calendar concerns mark December 21st, 2012—the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, the return of the sun—as the end of the world.
What of literature, then?
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