Isa Mazzei’s “Camgirl” Explores Performance, Privilege, Kink and Contradictions
“Cam” screenwriter Isa Mazzei’s new memoir is an accessible and honest portrayal of one woman’s stint in the online sex industry.
Danny Lavery on Queer Wanting, Difficult Experiences, and Oh Yes His New Book
Trying desperately to want less than what one truly requires ā and the goodness that comes from giving up that ghost ā is a prominent theme in “Something That May Shock and Discredit You,” Daniel Laveryās new collection of essays, out Feb. 11.
8 Amazing Audiobooks About Queer Women
The following 8 books are mind-blowingly good fiction audiobooks about queer women. I’m talking incredible voice acting that takes the story to a whole other level.
Lez Liberty Lit: Take Up Space In The World
The discourse around American Dirt, finding gay hope in The Bluest Eye, what it’d be like if books had smells and more.
Beyond Survival: Rethinking The Humanity Of Those Who Harm
āTransformative justiceāāthe idea that communities can resolve and repair harm and abuse, as well as transform the conditions that led to them, on their own without the necessity of State intervention or by replicating the Stateās carceral form of justiceālooks good on paper, but there are still so many big questions.
Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: January’s Uses of the Erotic
Introducing our new series: Year of Our (Audre) Lorde, a monthly analysis of works by queen mother Audre Lorde as they apply to our current political moment. First, how harnessing our erotic power can help us THRIVE!
Chani Nicholas’ “You Were Born For This” Gives Us the Tools We Need to Understand Ourselves
Chani Nicholas’ debut astrology guide slash workbook gives you the keys to better understand yourself, if you are ready to commit to it.
Building Relationships Is Thriving: Interview with Meenadchi
Conflict is meant to happen. Relationships are strengthened by conflict. What are our capacities to engage with conflict in a way that doesnāt destroy us, but help us better understand each other?
Things I Read That I Love #306: She Has a Colander On Her Head, Like A Conspiracy Theorist
Topics include Geocities, e-books, the politics of mental health, podcast passivity, Mount Everest’s social climber, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, filming/staging sex scenes and more!
Recommended Reading for Chill Vibes and Centering Oneself in This F*cking Hellscape š
I asked our team to share what they read when they have had quite the fuck enough of this absolute shit.
Lez Liberty Lit: Into The Public Domain
Gay sex in great literature, healing from ancestral trauma, Zora Neal Hurston’s legacy, and more.
Jenn Shapland Names What Needs Naming in “My Autobiography of Carson McCullers”
It has taken over 50 years for us to get the full, queer truth about Carson McCullersās life, and now I know why. We were waiting for Jenn Shapland.
Things I Read That I Love #305: How Various Plaid Shirts Made Their Way Into My Closet
Topics include hangovers, ArtPrize, the George Foreman Grill, Patriotic Millionaires, The Talented Mr Ripley, 100 books that defined the decade, fair food, the year in pivoting to video and so much more!!
Lez Liberty Lit: Don’t Read A Book A Week
Reading goals as a personal hell, memes as a new kind of formalism, a dare to not be productive and more.
Things I Read That I Love #304: I Want to Pretend That Iām Cooler Than Crying About The Velveteen Rabbit
It’s really hot in Phoenix, Tinder as small talk purgatory, Anna Delvey, Millennials not afraid of death, Instagram face, Hallmark Movies, racism in banking and more!
Lez Liberty Lit: The Word of the Year
“They” is the word of the year! Plus: when languages die, when bookstores unionize, when Hilton Als writes on Joan Didion and more.
8 Cute Queer Holiday Romances to Snuggle up with this Holigay Season
More than one book involves lesbians falling in love while bonding over a cute festive pet.
80 of the Best Queer, Lesbian and Bisexual Books of the Decade
It sure has been a decade! Mainstream publishing has become much more open to queer stories, especially perhaps in YA, and the drive and determination of indie and queer publishing projects has meant that less saleable work that is sometimes more resonant to our lives has been able to make it to our shelves. Here are some of the brightest highlights!
Lez Liberty Lit Is Drowning in “Best of” Lists
Queer pleasure as a form of resistance, finding your purpose, the best of the best of lists and more.
āI Am the Terrorist I Must Disarmā: An Interview with Staceyann Chin
I was in high school when I first saw Staceyann Chin perform, barefoot and incensed. She was fearless in her rage, her sexuality, her eloquence. Now, I feel the same reading her as I felt watching all those years ago ā as if I’m being granted permission.