“Without secrets, there would be no literature. How do you have Dostoevsky or Toni Morrison or any LGBT writing without secrets?”… read more

“I think it’s so magical when you find some new kind of art, and once you start opening your eyes to it, you start seeing it everywhere.”… read more

The long-awaited English translation of Blue is the Warmest , originally published in French as Le bleu est une couleur chaude, is a deeply compelling story, in large part due to its thorough exploration and attention to character…. read more

We know what you’re all thinking, and no, this is not a fabulous Levi’s ad from the early 90s–it is actually a really fantastic moment in comic book history. And as we continue our celebration of the comic book medium, we must pause and appreciate this landmark occasion:… read more

This week the Lambda Literary Review honors the impact comic books and graphic novels have had on our lives.

To start off Lambda Literary Comic Book week, here’s what some of today’s most prominent LGBTQ graphic novelists and artists (Howard Cruse, Ellen Forney, Phil Jimenez, Rachel Pollack, and more) had to say about the comic books that have inspired them…… read more

How ‘The Simpsons’ Gayed Up America: A Visual Queerstory  In Behind the Gay Jokes: Homosexuality in The Simpsons, author Erwin In het Panhuis examines queerness in the long-running cartoon series The Simpsons, identifying 70 LGBT characters and 490 gay-themed scenes along the way. Through its common treatment of homosexuality, In het Panhuis argues, The Simpson contrasts more hostile views of… read more

The long road to marriage equality, ACT UP activists 25 years later, and other lgbt news…. read more

This June HBO will be releasing their original documentary, The Out List—a film depicting the personal struggles and triumphs of a powerful group of individuals in today’s LGBT community…. read more

Frank Rich, author of the memoir Ghost Light—released by Random House in 2001—reminisces on his friendship with Broadway manager Clayton Coots, a closeted gay man of the late 60s who passed prior to the gay-rights revolution…. read more

Books on the Black gay experience, excellence in leather and fetish writing, and other lgbt news…. read more