Author Conversation Annameekee Hesik Jeremy Jordan King
October 19 2012 3:00 AM ET

Love, Labels, and YA Literature for Queer Kids

Sunnivie Brydum

In this exclusive author conversation, two out authors with new young adult books reflect on the important queer literature and real-life scenarios that inspired them.

Bookshelf Five Great Overlooked Lesbian Books From 2012
October 17 2012 5:00 AM ET

5 Great Overlooked Lesbian Books

Diane Anderson-Minshall

Every so often a great book about queer women goes overlooked, much to readers' chagrin.

Lee Lynch and Lori Lake on Lesbian Mystery, Police Raids, and Fairy Godmothers
October 16 2012 3:00 AM ET

Lee Lynch and Lori Lake on Lesbian Mystery, Police Raids, and Fairy Godmothers

Sunnivie Brydum

Legendary literary pioneer Lee Lynch and mystery novelist Lori L. Lake wax poetic about creating compelling characters, writing for a mainstream audience, and the importance of those lesbian scribes who came before them.

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore and Sassafras Lowrey Discuss the Queer Margins
October 14 2012 11:54 AM ET

Authors Tackle the Queer Margins

Diane Anderson-Minshall

Sassafras Lowrey, author of Roving Pack, a novel set in an underground world of homeless queer teens, talks to Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, the editor of Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification, and the Desire to Conform.

Watch the Story of a Straight Man Who Lived as Gay For a Year
October 11 2012 2:53 PM ET

WATCH: The Coming Out Story That Made a Straight Man Live as Gay for a Year

Lucas Grindley

The author of a new book, who spent a year posing as a gay man, has one of the most impressive stories of how coming out can change the world.

October 11 2012 2:30 PM ET

Book Excerpt: From the Closet to the Altar

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Photos of Growing Up Gay
October 09 2012 5:00 AM ET

Photos of Growing Up Gay

Sunnivie Brydum

Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay documents the LGBT experience through heartfelt, campy childhood photos, and hits bookstands today.

WATCH John Waters Read a Sexy Passage From Lady Chatterleys Lover
October 08 2012 3:34 PM ET

WATCH: John Waters Read a Sexy Passage From Lady Chatterley's Lover

Neal Broverman

Filmmaking legend John Waters, who's broken so many taboos himself, recently read aloud from Lady Chatterley's Lover, the work of another gay innovator.

Graphic Novelist Writes Book for Kids After Dying Wish From Gay Brother
October 05 2012 4:00 AM ET

Novelist Writes Kids' Book After Gay Brother's Dying Wish

Diane Anderson-Minshall

When Brad Brown was dying of AIDS, he asked his brother for one little favor.

Gay Baseball Perverse Painters and the Religious Right on The Advocate Bookshelf
September 27 2012 5:00 AM ET

Bookshelf: Gay Baseball, Perverse Painters, and Religious Right

Diane Anderson-Minshall

Back to school brings a host of offbeat books to the shelves, including the memoir of an influential gay painter, a love story between a gay man and baseball, and the tale of a lesbian teen who wants to go to prom.

Anne Rice Teases Facebook Fans on Lestat Return
September 26 2012 10:43 PM ET

Anne Rice Teases Facebook Fans on Lestat Return

Neal Broverman

Beloved author Anne Rice teased fans with two cryptic Facebook messages earlier this week concerning the bisexual hero of many of her books, Lestat de Lioncourt.

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