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Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn: Gush, guffaws, and gender fluidity
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Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn: Gush, guffaws, and gender fluidity

Actress, singer, and cabaret performer Holly Woodlawn (1946—2016) survives in the minds of the public through the strength of two Andy Warhol movies from the '70s: Trash and Women in Revolt, plus enshrinement in Lou Reed's 1972 song

"Edge of the World" strings together the intricacies of traveling while Queer
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"Edge of the World" strings together the intricacies of traveling while Queer

A soon-to-be-released Queer travel anthology, Edge of the World by Alden Jones, features 16 essays by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender Americans of various ethnicities, who reflect on their experience with other cultures, and how

"Cover Story": A novel for anyone who's theorized their favorite celebrity might be Queer
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"Cover Story": A novel for anyone who's theorized their favorite celebrity might be Queer

Author Celia Laskey is thrilled for her third published novel, Cover Story, to hit shelves on March 25. Centering a Queer Hollywood star and a publicist tasked with keeping her closeted, the book explores the complexities of coming out

Reviving Queen's "A Night at the Opera" with tales for the ages: Seattle's Gillian Gaar examines the classic album
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Reviving Queen's "A Night at the Opera" with tales for the ages: Seattle's Gillian Gaar examines the classic album

Queen's 1975 studio album A Night at the Opera — which instantly became a classic and includes its highest-selling song, "Bohemian Rhapsody" — was nowhere to be found while perusing several Seattle record stores.

"The Storyteller from Balincia": S.W. Kent is the new face of YA literature
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"The Storyteller from Balincia": S.W. Kent is the new face of YA literature

Based on lessons on inclusivity and vulnerability he wishes he had been taught as a child, S.W. Kent's latest novel, The Storyteller from Balincia, brings a new era to the young-adult book scene, one where every Queer person is a magical main chara

Edmund White takes a wry look back at a life of sexual encounters and romances
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Edmund White takes a wry look back at a life of sexual encounters and romances

When an accomplished novelist reaches the middle of his eighth decade, he should state what's been most important in his life. For Edmund White, it's the "thousands of sex partners" he's had since he was a mere child.

How to be stylish and sustainable
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How to be stylish and sustainable

So what are you wearing? Right now, take a good look, and then think about where you got it. How long have you had it? Where was it made? Those are important things to know, says Tiffanie Darke, because fashion has gotten out of hand.

Dare to dream of creating your ideal living space
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Dare to dream of creating your ideal living space

Your humble abode is much more than a big box to put your things in, say Barry Bordelon and Jordan Slocum. In fact, "you deserve to create a truly special place to call home."

A Path from boyhood mischievousness to Trans femininity
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A Path from boyhood mischievousness to Trans femininity

Once upon a time not so long ago, "Jim" Boylan was one of "a group of twelve-year-old Visigoths" intent on mischief. They did normal boy stuff: setting off rockets, roughhousing, roaming, and bike-riding.

When the Band Played On: A complicated biography of Shilts and the book that made America pay attention to AIDS
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When the Band Played On: A complicated biography of Shilts and the book that made America pay attention to AIDS

Born in 1951 in small-town Iowa, Randy Shilts was his alcoholic, abusive mother's third of six sons. Frustrated and drunk, she reportedly beat Shilts almost daily when he was young; she also called him a "sissy," a name that "seemed to follow Randy

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