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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.

Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
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Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge

A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.

lgbtq library books
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North Carolina county dissolves library board for refusing to toss book about a trans kid

“It’s a pretty dramatic response to wanting to have diverse and inclusive books on shelves,” PEN America’s Kasey Meehan said.
"All Boys Aren't Blue" banned book cover
Politics

Southern states ban transgender books from YA and children's sections in libraries

Children's and young adult sections in libraries are being scrubbed of transgender content in these states.

Gender Queer Deluxe Edition new cover and additional pages
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'Gender Queer,' one of the most banned books in the U.S., is getting a deluxe edition

Maia Kobabe's 2019 graphic novel Gender Queer will be re-releasing in May with brand new content.

book cover Independent alongside Karine Jean Pierre
Politics

Karine Jean-Pierre explains why her new memoir, Independent, is a manifesto for a fractured democracy

Jean-Pierre opens up to The Advocate about her claims that White House colleagues tried to sabotage her, what she thinks of Democrats pushing Biden not to run again, and the "hazing" Kamala Harris suffered.

Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris reclaims the stage in Washington at defiant book talk with Kara Swisher

“We’re not going to let any one election or circumstance dampen our spirit," she said. "They cannot defeat our spirit if we don’t let them.”

Penguin Random House Banned Books Event Ibram X Kendi and Mychal Threets speaking with book truck patron in the middle
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On a D.C. rooftop, prominent authors and activists vowed to ‘save our stories’ from book bans

“Banning books is banning stories. Banning stories is banning existence. Banning existence is banning hope,” Reading Rainbow host Mychal Threets told attendees at the Penguin Random House-sponsored event.

library books on a cart among bookshelves
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Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books

Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.

Rachel Maddow Kamala Harris exclusive interview
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Rachel Maddow confronts Kamala Harris on not picking Pete Buttigieg as her running mate because he’s gay

"To say that he couldn’t be on the ticket effectively because he was gay. It’s hard to hear,” Maddow told the former vice president.
Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris discusses trans athletes & why she wouldn’t ‘turn on transgender people’

“This is a community with which I have a deep connection,” the former vice president writes in her new memoir, 107 Days.

US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on the third day of the Democratic National Convention 2024 DNC
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Kamala Harris reveals why she didn't pick Pete Buttigieg as her running mate in 2024

He was her "first choice,” but “we were already asking a lot of America,” the former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee wrote.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”
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.

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.