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In Red-Inked Retablos, author Rigoberto González recalls speaking to a literature class where a young man approached him with a question. The student asked González, if growing up gay in the Latino community was so difficult, why he continues to go back to it. González quickly responded, “Because I love my people.” Read More
"Being an activist-writer means keeping the door open for others, not closing it right behind you."
The award-winning author Rigoberto González talked to Lambda Literary about the second novel in his YA trilogy ( The Mariposa Gown ), his new essay collection (Red-Inked Retablos), a new book of short prose (Autobiography of My Hungers), and his ongoing mission to “populate the bookshelves.” Read More
Read Kate Bornstein's excerpt from Lambda’s Literary’s 25th anniversary anthology, 25 for 25, an E-book featuring some of the community’s leading LGBT authors. Read More
Read Eileen Myles' excerpt from Lambda's Literary's 25th anniversary anthology, 25 for 25, an E-book featuring some of the community's leading LGBT authors. Read More
In the poem “St. Sebastian,” the speaker ponders: “How many St. Sebastian statues/ can I give as coming out gifts?”...
Queer mentorship is more than a good idea, or the right thing to do; it is a radical act of community building/re-building.
Supporting oneself as an artist is difficult, at any stage. And so it is with deep gratitude and more than a bit of awe, I reflect on writers who, in the midst of their day to day grind, invest time in raising emerging artists... Read More
To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, Rebel Satori Press joins forces with NYC’s El Museo del Barrio to publish Me No Habla...
Set in the state of Puebla in southern Mexico, Erik Orrantia’s debut novel, Normal Miguel (Cheyenne), offers a unique experience...