I stood in the center of my parents’ Valley Stream, Long Island, living room, heatedly yelling at my 90-year-old West Indian father — a U.S. veteran with advanced Alzheimer’s-related dementia — and wondered how we had regressed to this familiar, hostile place. Looking back, I should have known better. I’mContinue Reading
When I found out I was having my first boy five years ago, I was elated and excited … and then worried about anger. There had recently been yet another school shooting, followed by yet another rash of headlines about boys, guns and rage. I understand the roots of thatContinue Reading
After arriving in the UK at 16, Faye Kingston spent years navigating shame, isolation and the fear of losing everything for being herself. In this first-person Pride essay, she reflects on transition, faith, family, love and why she became the role model she once desperately needed… For years, I thoughtContinue Reading
This post is sponsored by Lucy Linne in honor of her cozy Sapphic horror, Mist in the Willows, on sale for Pride for $1.99! Buy it: Amazon US | Amazon UK *** The Brides by Charlotte Cross (July 7th) “Come to me, and be mine for eternity.” 1884. When Mafalda journeysContinue Reading
The first time I gave my son George a shot, right before I plunged the needle into his thigh, I looked him in the eye and said: “Don’t forget, you’re a chicken.” I had forgotten that I was the one who needed to pretend he was a chicken. I thoughtContinue Reading
A budding romance between two queer teens gives way to a nightmare in “Leviticus,” a new horror film that puts a paranormal twist on the challenges of growing up LGBTQ+ in a conservative Christian community. Adrian Chiarella’s feature debut opens in theaters Friday after premiering at the Sundance Film FestivalContinue Reading
At its core, Girls Like Girls is a story about first love: the butterflies, the confusion, and the exhilarating uncertainty of being young, all unfolding in the warm glow of 2006 Oregon. The film follows Coley (Maya Da Costa), a teenager who moves to a small Oregon town to liveContinue Reading
Today’s post is sponsored by FlameCon! For more information and to get tickets, check out FlameCon.org! *** Middle Grade Just Ask Elsie by Ari Koontz Elsie Parker is having a totally normal fifth grade year. Fractions and conjunctions―check. Stressing about middle school―check. Body-positive puberty class at church that also coversContinue Reading
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta By Any Means Necessary by Cam Montgomery Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh Time Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane, Read MoreContinue Reading
After months out of the spotlight, Lil Nas X is giving fans a deeply personal update, and signaling that a new chapter may finally be taking shape. The Grammy-winning artist shared a candid video message on Instagram this week, revealing that he recently completed time in rehab and was diagnosedContinue Reading
This post is sponsored by Dana Hawkins in honor of the August release of Forced Proximity, a bi M/F Romance coming August 27th! She’s hired to protect. Not to fall in love. Buy it: Amazon *** Grind by K.M. Neuhold (July 3rd) This is the third book in the Gymbos seriesContinue Reading
Big Brother host Will Best has confessed he “sometimes wishes he was gay” during a sweat-inducing lie detector test on Hits Radio. The presenter underwent a lie detector on his Hits Radio Breakfast show, which he hosts alongside X Factor legend Fleur East and comedian James Barr, who is gay.Continue Reading
OutfestNEXT is officially returning for its second year, bringing four days of queer films, filmmaker conversations, and community events back to Los Angeles from July 23 to July 26. Hosted at the LA LGBT Center’s Village at Ed Gould Plaza, the event may only be entering its sophomore year, butContinue Reading