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Panic at the disco: A new novel examines the queer mid-life crisis in a uniquely beautiful way

I Make Envy on Your Disco follows a gay man navigating an existential crisis against the lush, electric backdrop of Berlin.

The Best Gay Novel of 2019 Depicts Gay Sex With a Masterful Touch

Philippe Besson's novel, Lie With Me, reminds readers just how complicated falling in love (and bed) for the first time can be. 

The Next Great Gay Novel: Bryan Washington's 'Memorial'

Memorial is a modern queer love story spanning continents and generations, and a must-read for the fall. 

Archie's Gay Pal, Kevin Keller, Gets a Novel

Riverdale's out teen is set to star in his own hardcover young adult novel this month.

Was Abe Lincoln Gay? Louis Bayard's Novel Explores Possibilities

Courting Mr. Lincoln is a fascinating (and partly fictional) exploration of not only the 16th president, but those enamored by him. Read an excerpt below.

Has Tim Federle Written the Best Gay YA Novel Ever?

Young adult novelist Tim Federle returns with The Great American Whatever.

Alex Sanchez's New Gay Y.A. Novel Reimagines a DC Comic Superhero

Set in the DC universe, the gay Mexican author focuses on a young queer boy with special abilities in smalltown New Mexico. 

Novel Protagonist In Paper Boys Web Series: Gay Asian

A multi-ethnic series captures 20-somethings and San Francisco with a touch of magic.

How an Author Became an Ally

A fiction author shares how creating a gay charactor for her debut novel made her a gay ally for life.

Barry Jenkins Set to Bring James Baldwin to the Big Screen

The Moonlight director is adapting the gay author's novel If Beale Street Could Talk. 

Hot Sheet for May 10, 2013

The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: from Mother's Day revenge to the great (gay?) American novel -- on film.

Op-ed: Banning Books, Risking Lives

Public schools in Fauquier County, Va., will consider removing a gay-themed young adult novel, but do officials understand what is at stake if they pull the book?

WATCH: Brad Bell and Jane Espenson Talk about Gay Husbands at WonderCon

Just as the first graphic novel of the popular gay webseries Husbands is released, we caught up with the co-creators to talk it up.

Amish Hippies and Queers Alvin Orloff and Stephen Beachy

Gay authors Stephen Beachy and Alvin Orloff sit down to chat about their recent novels, which tackle life with the Amish and among the counter-culture of the '70s.

'Tales of the City's All-White Cast Was a 'Mistake,' Says Armistead Maupin

Maupin said he was "scared as a writer" to include people of color in his 1978 novel of gay S.F. and its sequels -- but promised more inclusivity in the upcoming Netflix revival.

Where Is The Gay Sex in Game Of Thrones?

When Game of Thrones author George RR Martin was asked why he didn't include gay sex scenes in his popular series of novels, he gave an interesting answer.

Silence is part of speaking up

The author of the gay teen novel Geography Club and a resident of Tacoma, Wash., hails Wednesday's Day of Silence--and questions whether all the talking expected on the Christian right's "Day of Truth" on Thursday can really counter the power of silence to support equality for LGBT students