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Book Club's Fonda, Bergen, Steenburgen on Women's Friendship, Sexual Agency

Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen chat with The Advocate about Book Club: The Next Chapter and the importance of women supporting each other and depicting women over 60 who lead sexually full lives.

LGBTQ+ book clubs bring lit-loving queers together

"Book clubs create an opportunity for queer people in particular...to access stories about our realities that are similar to us and access stories about people in our community that are different from us," one book club manager told The Advocate.

Bringing Queer Stories for Kids to Your Door -- With Glitter!

For LGBT parents who struggle to find books that reflect and affirm their families, the Flamingo Rampant Book Club offers a novel solution.

Love and Literature in the Time of AIDS

Michael McShane, a federal judge in Oregon, shares how the members of an informal book club, the Alice B. Toklas Society, changed his life.

25 Queer-Owned Bookstores to Know and Support

In the face of books bans targeting LGBTQ+ subjects and authors, here is one way to support queer books.

Felice Picano, acclaimed gay author, has died at 81

Picano's works included novels such as The Lure, Onyx, and The Book of Lies, plus memoirs, poetry, nonfiction, and plays.

11 historic photos of New York's LGBTQ+ history from the book Queer Happened Here

Marc Zinaman's Queer Happened Here "celebrates the indelible relationship between people and place, honoring the transformative power of pride, unity, and love." Check out select historic images from the book.

RuPaul’s new online bookstore under fire for selling right-wing extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ titles

The online store declined to comment, but flagged certain books as 'contrary to our core values' and vowed to donate proceeds to fight book bans.

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Sisterhood of the Traveling Panties

Lesbian authors Sally Bellerose and Leslea Newman talk about moms, kids, and spending 18 years on one novel.

Different for Girls: Top 5 Offbeat Lesbian Meccas

What's a girl to do once she's crossed off San Francisco, New York, West Hollywood, and Portland, and done the Dinah to death? It's time to trot to these off-radar, lesbian hotspots.

At Least 50 Groups in the U.S. Advocated Banning Books This Year

They range from local Facebook or online groups to more established conservative organizations, and they often targeted LGBTQ-themed books.

Unmasking George Santos: Inside ‘The Fabulist’ With Author Mark Chiusano

Chiusano speaks with The Advocate about the making of his book about the disgraced former congressman, revealing a tale of deception and ambition in modern American politics.

Working Out With Straight People

I was not chased out of Paradise by flaming angels. Instead, I found them waiting for me in the world outside.

Frey's gay pal—or not

Author James Frey has admitted to embellishing certain sections of A Million Little Pieces, his best-selling memoir of recovery. His second book, My Friend Leonard, is worth a look for its gay-themed plot. Just take it with a grain of salt