Trans Archives

March 31, 2011 4 min read

Pioneering The Trans-Masc Art Scene When you hold an Original Plumbing zine in your hands, it’s easy to feel the...

‘Almost Perfect’ by Brian Katcher

March 28, 2011 3 min read

Brian Katcher’s second novel Almost Perfect is the winner of the 2011 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award, presented...

‘Triptych’ by J.M. Frey

Nadine Bell

Reviews Speculative Fiction

March 21, 2011 2 min read

Many science fiction tales deal with first contact and the inevitable conflicts between human and alien societies, but few tackle...

‘Missed Her’ by Ivan E. Coyote

G. Stein-Bodenheimer

Fiction Reviews

March 7, 2011 2 min read

Ivan E. Coyote latest story collection, Missed Her (Arsenal), clearly indicates that she wants to connect with readers. She wants...

Observations about LGBT Literary Heritage in 10 Rants

Jason Schneiderman

Features Dispatches Opinion

February 17, 2011 7 min read

The following is a transcript and video of Jason Schneiderman’s remarks at “Building LGBT Literary Traditions” panel with Julie R....

‘Balancing on the Mechitza’ edited by Noach Dzmura

S. Bear Bergman

Nonfiction Reviews

February 15, 2011 3 min read

Lambda Literary Award Finalist Balancing on the Mechitza: Transgender in Jewish Community (North Atlantic Books) is an exploration of Judaism...

‘Coming to Life’ by Joy Ladin

Jay Michaelson

Poetry Reviews

February 14, 2011 3 min read

I’d like not to tell you about Joy Ladin. I know her professionally, but if I tell you her history,...

‘The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You’ by S. Bear Bergman

G. Stein-Bodenheimer

Nonfiction Reviews

February 14, 2011 5 min read

S. Bear Bergman’s latest collection of essays, The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You (Arsenal Pulp Press), is not the...

New in February UPDATED

Antonio Gonzalez Cerna

Features News

February 10, 2011 7 min read

“Make It Be Spring!” Here’s a list of new LGBT-relevant books to help us cope with the impending winter storms....

23 Highly Anticipated* Books of 2011

Antonio Gonzalez Cerna

Features News

February 9, 2011 9 min read

AWP 2011 was abuzz with old friends and new friends alike. In between the lectures, panels, readings, and receptions we...

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

Original Plumbing: From SF to NYC

‘Almost Perfect’ by Brian Katcher

‘Triptych’ by J.M. Frey

‘Missed Her’ by Ivan E. Coyote

Observations about LGBT Literary Heritage in 10 Rants

‘Balancing on the Mechitza’ edited by Noach Dzmura

‘Coming to Life’ by Joy Ladin

‘The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You’ by S. Bear Bergman

New in February UPDATED

23 Highly Anticipated* Books of 2011

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