Live Through This serves as a memorialization for those black and brown queer bodies that are often not seen or heard… read more
The battle cries, blood, sweat, and tears of those who have both come before and will certainly exist after today’s LGBT activists are long gone, are carefully protected and cherished…. read more
“The night of Stonewall, two friends and I sat in Sheridan Square talking with the boys, trying to have a good time.”… read more
Blackmail, My Love is a book to read for the page-turning mystery, but to savor for the nuance and detail and heart-breaking reality of what it was to be a lesbian or a gay man in 1951 … read more
In the 1970s and ‘80s, I would drop by some Greenwich Village bookstore along West 8th Street or down Christopher Street, browsing books while my eyes were eagerly anticipating a surreptitious browse in return. Sometimes, it was easy to spot a potential bed mate; other times, I’d have to face an evening of row upon… read more
Many of us grew up with stories which ended with the words, “and they lived happily ever after.” We never knew the rest of the story… how they managed to live happily ever after. Love Burns Bright is a compilation of short stories which tell the rest of the story. These are mature couples who show,… read more
Anyone who assumes erotica is just not their thing may think twice after reading these stories. There’s warmth and humanity here, and a perfect balance of sex with storytelling…. read more
“Though I’m not some badass rebel underground punk, I’m not really in the mainstream of society either, and never have been. “… read more
Best Lesbian Romance 2013 (Cleis Press) is edited by Radclyffe—renowned author and founder/publisher of Bold Strokes Books. In her introduction, Radclyffe discusses how often the words “love” and “romance” are used as though there is no difference in meaning between the two words. She then goes on to discuss and show examples of each of the… read more
Sinclair Sexsmith has long been a very visible face in the kinky community thanks in no small part to her award-winning online writing project Sugarbutch Chronicles. Sexsmith is an educator, a writer, a thinker and a kinky queer top. Her firsthand knowledge of BDSM has given her full possession of an empathy that is utterly… read more
