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If the only lesbian book you've heard about is The Price of Salt--popularized through the 2015 film Carol--then you're seriously missing out. The genre is expansive in theme and history, ranging from Sappho's poems to pulp novels in the 40s, vampire stories, diaries of aristocratic women, poetry, graphic novels, and more. Learn more about the works of Audre Lorde, Alison Bechdel, Sarah Waters, and others, as this thriving genre evolves into new territories while still celebrating the beauty of love between women.
What we know about Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir '107 Days’ & what she’s been up to since leaving office
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What we know about Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir '107 Days’ & what she’s been up to since leaving office

The former vice president’s book, due out in September, recounts the most urgent 107 days of her political life.

Georgia Pierce County librarian LaVonnia Moore with children and a selfie
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Beloved Georgia librarian fired after child chooses book with transgender character for library display

“I wasn’t going to tell the kid no,” LaVonnia Moore said. “I was just happy the kid was reading, happy they were engaging in their library.”
​Edmund White in New York City, February 2000
Obituaries

Edmund White, pioneering queer author, dead at 85

From Forgetting Elena to The Joy of Gay Sex to The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir, White was a groundbreaking gay author.

The Advocate's John Casey reflects on a decade of marriage equality in new book
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The Advocate's John Casey reflects on a decade of marriage equality in new book

"LOVE isn’t just a collection of stories. It’s a testament. A reminder. A celebration. A rallying cry."

Papas Coming Home childrens book alongside author Chasten Buttigieg
News

Why Chasten Buttigieg wrote a new children’s book about two dads that isn’t about being different

With LGBTQ-themed children’s books being ripped out of libraries in certain parts of the country, Chasten Buttigieg wrote Papa’s Coming Home with a purpose.

book cover pageboy elliot page outside Bodacious Bookstore and Cafe book cover I Kissed Shara Wheeler Casey McQuiston
News

Report: 5 employees quit over LGBTQ+ book removal

Bodacious Bookstore & Cafe denies removing titles, saying it only responded to complaints about age-inappropriate content visible to children.

Flew Too High book cover and author
Arts & Entertainment

This gay man's riveting memoir explores addiction, drug smuggling, and Studio 54

Louie Mandrapilias's debut book is a compulsive read.
New Hampshire Republican governor Kelly Ayotte walks in Merrimack Independence Day parade July 2025
Politics

This Republican governor vetoed anti-LGBTQ+ book ban and bathroom bills

Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire went against her party on these and other issues.

President Donald Trump joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi takes questions during a press conference
Politics

Trump exploits Supreme Court ruling to attack transgender people in reality-challenged White House briefing

The president continues to use trans people as a scapegoat.

drag queen at LGBTQIA pride march holding JK Rowling protest sign Manchester UK 2023 alongside Booksmith an independent bookstore located in Haight Ashbury neighborhood San Francisco CA
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San Francisco bookstore drops ‘Harry Potter’ over J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans donations

The Booksmith recently posted a notice letting customers know that they would not be selling the Harry Potter series

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author Chasten Buttigieg alongside Papas Coming Home childrens book
News

Chasten Buttigieg’s kids’ book lands on New York Times Best Sellers list, proving LGBTQ+ stories belong

For the first time, a children’s picture book centering same-sex human parents has landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list.

military parent doing homework with child
News

Virginia federal judge sets hearing on Hegseth’s censorship in military service members’ kids’ schools

The ACLU filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Pentagon from purging books and culture.

All Boys Aren't Blue book cover over a bookshelf background alongside author George M Johnson
Arts & Entertainment

Their LGBTQ+ book is the most challenged in America. Here's why they aren't giving up

George M. Johnson's novel All Boys Aren't Blue released five years ago. Since then, it has become the most banned book in the country.

The most banned author in America refuses to be silenced
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The most banned author in America refuses to be silenced

No amount of bans will stop George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren’t Blue, from telling queer stories.

judges gavel and justice statue in library with books on table
Law

Florida judge strikes down state law used to ban books: 'None of these books are obscene'

Judge Carlos Mendoza ruled that Florida's ban on books that "describe sexual conduct" is too broad.

LaVonnia Moore photos beside image of the book When Aiden Became a Brother
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Bombshell records expose political plot to oust rural Georgia librarian over LGBTQ+ book

Behind the scenes, Pierce County officials shared conservative social media posts and strategized LaVonnia Moore’s removal after she displayed a book about a trans child at the public library.

Sonia Sotomayor
Politics

Sonia Sotomayor: LGBTQ+ book opt outs 'threaten the very essence of public education'

"Exposing students to the 'message' that LGBTQ people exist, the majority says, is enough to trigger the most demanding form of judicial scrutiny," Sotomayor wrote.

transgender advocates with LGBTQIA progress pride flag outside SCOTUS building during United States v Skrmetti oral arguments December 2024 alongside Professor Leah Litman at Open Congress 2023 Texas Tribune Festival in Austin
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SCOTUS trans care ruling opens harmful loophole to take access from all trans people, says Leah Litman

Former Supreme Court clerk and co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, Leah Litman, told The Advocate that bans on trans youth’s medical care are only the beginning after the Skrmetti ruling.

Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig
Exclusives

'L Word' alums Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig wrote the book on queer friendship...literally

In their new dual memoir, the longtime costars and best friends reflect on their over two-decade bond and how "platonic love is incredibly powerful" in queer lives.

JK Rowling February 2024 alongside anti TERF transgender advocates protest, APRIL 2025, London
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J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization

Harry Potter profits are going directly to anti-transgender legal cases.