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Too Good to Get Married

by Katy Keffer

Bonnie Yochelson’s enlightening biography "Too Good to Get Married" captures the life and work of nineteenth-century lesbian photographer Alice Austen. Born in March 1866, Austen, an amateur photographer living among elite Staten... Read More

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Before Gender

by Meredith Grahl Counts

There have always been transgender people, shows Eli Erlick’s dynamic biographical collection "Before Gender", about thirty trans individuals of the past. This riveting, compassionate collection of life stories uses a process of... Read More

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Edge of the World

by Rebecca Foster

In the intrepid, intimate essays of "Edge of the World", edited by Alden Jones, travel engenders realizations about self, society, and the value of queer community. Sixteen authors of diverse sexual orientations and genders contrast here... Read More

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Queer Lens

by Ali Ortiz

Paul Martineau and Ryan Linkof’s evocative photographic history "Queer Lens" chronicles queer representation in the medium. Arguing that representation is instrumental to visibility, this book says that photography “queered” the... Read More

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Choosing Love

by Kristen Rabe

"Choosing Love" is a wise, meditative book about the transformative power of connecting with LGBTQ+ Christians. Featuring interviews with dozens of LGBTQ+ Christians alongside thoughtful perspectives on the Bible and theology, this book... Read More

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Forest Euphoria

by Kristine Morris

Mycologist Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian’s book "Forest Euphoria" demonstrates that queerness is inherent in the natural world’s form and function. Growing up in the foothills of New York’s Taconic Mountains, Kaishian knew early on... Read More

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Spirography

by Xenia Dunford

Immersed in an endemic sense of grief, Cara Stoddard’s coming-of-age memoir "Spirography" is about cancer’s enduring presence in her life. At seven years old, Stoddard was diagnosed with a pediatric germ cell tumor. Thereafter,... Read More

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