Nonfiction Archives

December 21, 2015 4 min read

The Women of San Quentin is a genre-bending, multifaceted, and uncompromising examination of the true stories of life behind bars for transgender women Read More

‘The Uncollected David Rakoff’ by David Rakoff

Victoria Brownworth

Anthology Nonfiction

December 7, 2015 8 min read

David Rakoff was here. He made us laugh, he made us weep, he made us think. The Uncollected Works are some of his best and some of his not-so-best, but they are all him and as such, to be cherished Read More

‘Hoover’s War on Gays: Exposing the FBI’s Sex Deviates Program’ by Douglas M. Charles

Philip Clark

Nonfiction Reviews

November 27, 2015 4 min read

Hoover’s War on Gays exhaustively details the effects of Hoover’s policies on specific social movements Read More

‘When the Sick Rule the World’ by Dodie Bellamy

Theodosia Henney

Nonfiction Reviews

November 9, 2015 1 min read

Bellamy’s book is like rough sex: it is intense, dizzying, and often leaves you bruised, but beneath the glitter of sensation lies a foundation of tenderness Read More

‘QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology’ Edited by Raymond Luczak

Sandra Lambert

Anthology Nonfiction

October 21, 2015 2 min read

Raymond Luczak brings together a diverse anthology that explores the intersection of disability and queerness Read More

‘The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle’ by Lillian Faderman

Victoria Brownworth

Nonfiction

September 28, 2015 13 min read

In The Gay Revolution, Faderman takes on our collective LGBT history from the pre-Stonewall days through to now. It’s a massive undertaking and Faderman approaches it with diligence, tenacity and just the right touch of awe. Read More

‘Love Not Given Lightly: Profiles from the Edge of Sex’ by Tina Horn

Sara Rauch

Nonfiction Reviews

September 3, 2015 2 min read

Love Not Given Lightly is compelling and oh-so-readable. Whether you know of and partake of this world or not, Horn’s portraits are deeply moving in their tender look at human sexuality and connection. Read More

‘After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality & American Religion’ by Anthony M. Petro

Theodore Kerr

Nonfiction Reviews

August 26, 2015 5 min read

So while After the Wrath of God is a book about HIV/AIDS, it is also very much a cultural history of Christianity in the US through the lens of the beginning of the AIDS crisis Read More

‘Gay Directors, Gay Films?: Pedro Almodóvar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters’ by Emanuel Levy

Ben Miller

Nonfiction Reviews

August 5, 2015 3 min read

Gay Directors, Gay Films? is new comparative study of five well-known living gay directors Read More

‘Theatre of the Unimpressed: In Search of Vital Drama’ by Jordan Tannahill

Howard G. Williams

Nonfiction Reviews

July 26, 2015 2 min read

This slim volume is overflowing with ideas and practical criticism of current theatre practice. Read More

Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

Teen Witches on the Move! Read Hannah Abigail Clarke’s The Scapegracers

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

‘The Women of San Quentin: Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons’ by Kristin Lyseggen

‘The Uncollected David Rakoff’ by David Rakoff

‘Hoover’s War on Gays: Exposing the FBI’s Sex Deviates Program’ by Douglas M. Charles

‘When the Sick Rule the World’ by Dodie Bellamy

‘QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology’ Edited by Raymond Luczak

‘The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle’ by Lillian Faderman

‘Love Not Given Lightly: Profiles from the Edge of Sex’ by Tina Horn

‘After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality & American Religion’ by Anthony M. Petro

‘Gay Directors, Gay Films?: Pedro Almodóvar, Terence Davies, Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, John Waters’ by Emanuel Levy

‘Theatre of the Unimpressed: In Search of Vital Drama’ by Jordan Tannahill

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

The High Stakes of Young Adulthood: A Review of Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

People Collide by Isle McElroy: A Review

Reviewing Bad Gays; or how we use the past to shape the future

A Review of Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy

If property is theft, then what is a photograph? A Review of The Unintended by Monica Huerta