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.
March 13, 2025
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Picano's works included novels such as The Lure, Onyx, and The Book of Lies, plus memoirs, poetry, nonfiction, and plays.
Withdrawing an award nomination from Alice Dreger was the right thing to do, writes Brynn Tannehill.
Today, the Lambda Literary Foundation recognized the work of four influential LGBT writers.
Lambda Literary Foundation's annual fund-raiser was held Saturday at the home of Anne Rice, whose son Christopher (president of the foundation) called for action against Proposition 8 by preserving the literature of LGBT people.
The Lambda Literary Foundation named Trish Salah's first book, Wanting in Arabic, the best work of transgender fiction produced this year. Read an exclusive excerpt from the book below.
The 25th anniversary events bring together Tony-nominated cabaret star Mx. Justin Vivian Bond, 12 Lambda award finalists (T Cooper, Richard Kramer, Ryka Aoki, and more), and Los Angeles literary pioneers Malcolm Boyd, Lillian Faderman, Katherine V. Forrest, John Rechy, and Patricia Nell Warren.
The Lambda Literary awards on May 29 brought the best and brightest LGBT writers and book lovers to Los Angeles for a celebration of queer literature dripping with bawdiness
Betty Berzon, the
revered lesbian activist, psychotherapist, and author
of several esteemed books on maintaining gay relationships,
challenging homophobia, and preserving self-esteem,
died on Tuesday. She was 78.
The literary community and friends are grieving after Bryn Kelly, a beloved writer and beauty stylist from Brooklyn, was lost to an apparent suicide.
Eighty-two years ago today, a legend of gay rights and politics was born.
Today's he's best known as one of New York's preeminent ballroom gatekeepers and has been featured in magazines around the world. But Twiggy Pucci Garcon didn't always have such security.