The conference brought together scholars, writers, and activists to explore, discuss and create new directions in transgender, transexual, two-spirit and genderqueer poetry, literature and performance. Read More
"The trick, then, is how we intentionally employ the mischief or menace of language. How have other sort-of poets and artists bucked coherency to make meaning for themselves?" Read More
Kate Bornstein’s memoir, A Queer and Pleasant Danger, hereafter QPD, featured as the capstone of my “American Literature” course last...
In April of 2012, A.J. Bryce, parent, musician, artist, and director of Trans-Genre Press, published musician, martial artist, and writer Ryka...
This week, The Lambda Literary Review interviews the people behind Topside Press, a publishing house focusing on authentic transgender narratives. 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
Last month, I got to see Rae Spoon perform at the first ever Queer Pop—an event that showcased queer artists...
The average reader might have no familiarity with the authors featured in The Collection, but it will make no difference. That person might start reading The Collection at the beginning, or at the story with the most eye-catching title...and they will keep reading until they finish the entire book. Read More
Tom Léger of Topside Press, AJ Bryce of Trans Genre Press, author Ryka Aoki (Seasonal Velocities), author and editor Sassafras Lowrey (Kicked Out, Roving Pack, forthcoming), author Elliott DeLine (Refuse), and editor Morty Diamond of Bodies of Work Magazine took some time to talk with Lambda Literary and offer some revelatory commentary on transgender literature. Read More
