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Fellow poet Danez Smith calls Garcia’s Thrown in the Throat a “freaky, stunning debut.”

In one of the world’s most homophobic countries, a new generation of writers are writing queer people into existence. On Nigeria’s streets, on the pages of its newspapers, and on its screens, members of the LGBTQ community are largely invisible. And with good reason. Nigeria is one of the least tolerant countries in the world for gay people. In a 2013 global survey, it came out as the most homophobic nation of the 39 polled with 98% of respondents saying society should not accept homosexuality. Another study in 2017 found that 90% of Nigerians support the law that bans gay …

Several high-profile authors of special interest to the LGBT community are appearing at Boswell and Outwords books over the next six weeks, including Andre Aciman, who penned the novel Call

On Dec. 10, 2009, Bryan Borland deposited $1,000 into his bank account. The money had been given to him by his father, Jimmy, and was to be used to publish Bryan's first book of poetry, My Life as Adam.

Ude, an award-winning Nigerian activist, and writer have just launched a campaign tagged #HowIResist which is aimed at promoting LGBT visibility within the society and to affirm how resilient LGBT persons are even in the face of deep oppression an

The LGBT community, particularly in the Arab world, continues to face many challenges.