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In a New Memoir, the Miracle of Black Queer Self-Creation

In a New Memoir, the Miracle of Black Queer Self-Creation | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In his memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods,” Brian Broome explores the beauty of queer Black manhood.

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Windsor author's debut novel brings LGBTQ representation to superhero tale

Windsor author's debut novel brings LGBTQ representation to superhero tale | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A.E. Clarke's book 'Grayscale' is about a superhero in Toronto who happens to also be gay.

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Finding Love—And Feeling Worthy Of It—In 'Felix Ever After'

Finding Love—And Feeling Worthy Of It—In 'Felix Ever After' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Kacen Callender's new young adult novel centers on a queer, trans teen and a quest that takes him on an emotional roller coaster.

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LGBTQ Revolution 2.0 by Jill Fredenburg

LGBTQ Revolution 2.0 by Jill Fredenburg | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

My book is about LGBTQ+ Identity and all of its multiplicity. It will be published in July, 2020! 

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Giovanni’s Room and the Fate of LGBT Bookstores in a Dying Industry

Giovanni’s Room and the Fate of LGBT Bookstores in a Dying Industry | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Among the first four LGBT bookstores in this country, only Giovanni’s Rooms in Philadelphia remains.

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New Book Tackles Complexity of Gender Transition in Family of Evangelical Pastors

New Book Tackles Complexity of Gender Transition in Family of Evangelical Pastors | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jonathan Williams was only three months into pastoring his conservative evangelical church plant when his father, also a pastor, came out as transgender. Paul became Paula and was immediately ousted from her community. Jonathan struggled, thinking: What is the right thing to do when a family member comes out as transgender? Torn between supporting Paula and her journey and his church’s position on transgender issues, Jonathan spiraled into drinking and depression.

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In One City, 2,000 Years of Gay History

In One City, 2,000 Years of Gay History | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Peter Ackroyd’s “Queer City” is an enticingly dishy and detailed tour of gay life in London, from the Roman era all the way through to the present.
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Sean Hayes writes Nutcracker picture book: Preview Plum

Sean Hayes writes Nutcracker picture book: Preview Plum | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Get an exclusive first look at 'Plum,' a picture book from Sean Hayes and husband Scott Icenogle
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Professor opens 'queer feminist bookstore' in small town Mississippi

Professor opens 'queer feminist bookstore' in small town Mississippi | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Violet Valley Bookstore, dedicated to queer and feminist titles, just opened its doors in an old railroad town in the hills of northern Mississippi.
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In young-adult novels, LGBT love stories have begun to feel mainstream

In young-adult novels, LGBT love stories have begun to feel mainstream | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Young-adult author Adam Silvera didn’t read a book about a queer teen until he was 19.
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Gay Bookstores Around the World

Gay Bookstores Around the World | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
For LGBTQ travelers, these bookstores are gems for connecting with local queer history, current things to do, and regional writers and artists.
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Joyce Bulifant in Conversation With Richard Skipper

Joyce Bulifant in Conversation With Richard Skipper | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The Drama Book Shop is pleased to actress Joyce Bulifant to celebrate the publication of her new memoir, My Four Hollywood Husbands, on Monday
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Amazon Won’t Sell Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identities as Mental Illnesses

Amazon Won’t Sell Books Framing LGBTQ+ Identities as Mental Illnesses | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The company said it recently removed a three-year-old book about transgender issues from its platforms because it decided not to sell books that frame transgender and other sexual identities as mental illnesses.

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Queer young adult fiction isn't all gloomy realism. Here are 5 uplifting books to get you started

Queer young adult fiction isn't all gloomy realism. Here are 5 uplifting books to get you started | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Sci-fi, fantasy and rom-coms: books with LGBTQIA+ characters are as diverse as their readers.

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Gay Literature Is Out of the Closet. So Why Is Deception a Big Theme?

Gay Literature Is Out of the Closet. So Why Is Deception a Big Theme? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Until recently, gay literary characters had to hide their identities. But even now the closet — and the lies and concealment it implies — remains a surprisingly potent metaphor.

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Why queer literature is vital for people growing up LGBTQ+

Why queer literature is vital for people growing up LGBTQ+ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

To mark LGBT History Month, Amelia Abraham speaks with three people from very different generations and backgrounds about the role reading played in finding their identity

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5 Amazing LGBTQ Books to Honor Stonewall's 50th Anniversary

5 Amazing LGBTQ Books to Honor Stonewall's 50th Anniversary | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

2019 marks fifty years since the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous riots between the LGBT community and the NYPD in response to law enforcement raids on LGBTQ clubs and spaces. 

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University of Montana professor discusses new novel about gay witch hunt in Boise

University of Montana professor discusses new novel about gay witch hunt in Boise | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In his new novel The Monkey Cages, author and University of Montana professor Casey Charles takes on a taboo subject, love between an adult and teenager.
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A short history of the LGBTQ bookstores in the US

A short history of the LGBTQ bookstores in the US | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In March, at Barnes & Noble's Union Square New York location there was a shelf just 50 ft. from the Fiction & Literature section marked "LGBT and Queer Identity." It's where you'd find Amanda Lepore's memoir, Doll Parts, Laura Jane Grace's Tranny, Audre Lorde's Sister Outsider, and interviews with Harvey Milk. There was also a sprinklin
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BOYSTOWN series named Best of 2017

BOYSTOWN series named Best of 2017 | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Book series named “best” for second consecutive year, maintains Amazon.com’s highest ratings     “One of the most addictive reads you’ll ever pick up.”  “I’m grateful and flattered,” author Jake Bi…
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Dramatic Reading: A Memoir by the Director of ‘The History Boys’

Dramatic Reading: A Memoir by the Director of ‘The History Boys’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In “Balancing Acts,” Nicholas Hytner remembers his time at the National Theatre in London.
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'Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay' book talk by Ritch Savin-Williams

'Becoming Who I Am: Young Men on Being Gay' book talk by Ritch Savin-Williams | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Gay youth today describe themselves as proud, happy, and grateful – something many of us would have found surprising a generation ago. Yet many adults seem skeptical about this change in perceptions and attitudes. In a Chats in the Stacks book talk at Mann Library in March 2017, Ritch Savin-Williams, professor emeritus of developmental psychology, shared highlights of his work and some thoughts about what his findings suggest for the future of gay youth in an age of growing tolerance.
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In young-adult novels, LGBT love stories have begun to feel mainstream

In young-adult novels, LGBT love stories have begun to feel mainstream | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The new generation of LGBT young-adult literature is about far more than coming out. It has room for romance, inclusion, and happily-ever-after.
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Alan Hollinghurst's 'The Sparsholt Affair' Is A Moving Depiction Of Clandestine Gay Britain

Alan Hollinghurst's 'The Sparsholt Affair' Is A Moving Depiction Of Clandestine Gay Britain | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The Booker Prize winning author's new novel explores life before and after the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain
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