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Here are 15 books you should read this Pride Month

From books about trans identity to queer history, here are some of the best books to help understand and revel in LGBTQ+ identity and its intersections. What books would you recommend?

13 LGBTQ+ Books to Read and Enjoy Before Spring Is Over

Here are some of the most anticipated queer books that came out this spring!

Sex, Objectification, and Writing Trans Nonfiction

Elliott Deline tells The Advocate his new book gets more 'autobiographical, and arguably more scandalous' than ever before, touching on his relationships to sex, alcohol, love, and being made a 'spectacle' as a trans person.

David Hockney Paints His Male Muse in Landmark Queer Nonfiction Movie

The restored 1974 narrative non-fiction movie A Bigger Splash that follows Hockney, his art, and friend circle over the course of three years is being rereleased. 

This Book Is Gay Heads to Adult Section of Alaska Library

But all the other young adult nonfiction books are moving too, a decision that library staffers hope will allay parental concerns without singling out the LGBT book.

Gay Book Stirs Controversy in Alaska

The inclusion of This Book Is Gay in the children's section has drawn complaints in Wasilla.

RuPaul's Heartfelt Emmys Speech: 'Don't Give Up on Love'

The RuPaul's Drag Race host, who won for Competition Program, gave some words of comfort to despairing fans.

McGreevey's memoir officially becomes a best seller

The Confession, the steamy memoir by former New Jersey governor James E. McGreevey, who left office amid a gay sex scandal in 2004, has become a best seller on two lists.

It Gets Better to Receive TV Academy Governors Award

The noncompetitive award recognizes extraordinary use of television.

Lambda Literary Announces 2014 Winners

Honorees included Alison Bechdel and Kate Bornstein, as well as the first ever Lammy given to an LGBT graphic novel.

Michael Denneny, Pioneering Editor of LGBTQ+ Books, Dead at 80

Denneny published works by Larry Kramer, Paul Monette, Randy Shilts, Edmund White, and many more.