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Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

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.

The Conners' Laurie Metcalf to Play Hillary Clinton on Broadway

The star of Roseanne and The Conners will play Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primaries in Hillary and Clinton. 

Book Of Matt Only Proves Size of Author's Ego

The author of the controversial new book about a 1998 murder gets a liberal blogger smack-down.

The boy who loved too much

An interview with author Mack Friedman about his debut novel, Setting the Lawn on Fire, a powerful coming-of-age tale about adolescent queer desire

Between The Lines With Bookish Lesbians

Bookish lesbians found one another in the queer bookstores of an earlier era -- and they also discovered community there. 

Larry Kramer's Case Against 'Queer'

Longtime activist and writer Larry Kramer schools the crowd as he accepted an award from Yale's Gay and Lesbian Association.

The Best LGBT Graphic Novels You Missed

Take a night off from Netflix and chill and open up these page-turners.

Abigail Shrier's Antitrans Manifesto Gives Lesbians a Bad Name

Writer Abigail Shrier pits lesbians against trans and nonbinary folks in her dangerous book, Irreversible Damage, but there are ways to combat that. 

We Have Many Enemies. Janelle Monáe Is Not One of Them

Some objected to Moonlight star's proposal of a sex strike for women's rights, chiding it as heteronormative. Writer Erica M. Hart heartily disagrees, saying Monae should be commended for using her platform to criticize the patriarchy.

Forty Under 40: Arts

Tarell Alvin McCraney heads up an impressive list of out media professionals that includes Lucky Michaels, Ariel Schrag, Matthew Lew, Rebecca Walker, and Christopher Wheeldon.

Why Black Gay Filmmaker Marlon Riggs Matters Now

His work stands as inspiration for resistance to homophobia and racial hatred.

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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.

The Year's 10 Best Transgender Non-Fiction Books

Trans non-fiction writing has had a banner year, exploring love, sexuality, and family in deep and refreshing ways. Read about 10 of the best new offerings.

TBT: Happy Birthday Truman

Truman would have been 90 September 30. Put on your caftan and let's walk down memory lane.

40 People Who Destroyed Gender Rules in 2014

Keeping ourselves to listing only 40 phenomenal trans, gender-fluid, and nonbinary people who broke barriers in 2014 was the hardest part -- which is pretty cool in itself.

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.