Author Jody Klaire asks what’s with all the labels, and do we really need them to define ourselves? Life is full of labels, asking us to define ourselves, but do you ever feel like you’re a multiple-choice questionnaire? I [...]
One thing readers who love diverse fiction will tell you is that traditional publishing houses have left some mighty huge holes in the market. “Diversity” is generally a catchphrase for those publishers, more than a real commitment. So if [...]
So this year, I moved from Cape Town to Los Angeles to be with my fiancée. Yes, yes, it’s all very romantic, except when it’s 115 degrees (45 degrees Celsius), or you’re trying to find parking in K-Town, or [...]
Notice anything about the above list? It’s the list of book categories in my local library. Yup, that’s right. No LGBTQ+ section. That’s not to say there aren’t LGBTQ+ books. There are—just not many of them, and they’re also [...]
It’s no secret to avid readers that we come to understand ourselves and our world through stories. Fiction changes us. But it also, on some level, must affirm us. If people turn to story for help comprehending our place [...]
Currently, there are many conversations going on about representation in popular media for marginalized and underrepresented folks. Reading these conversations, I’m reminded of a conversation on ABC’s Scandal, when Olivia Pope’s father is speaking about his belief that his [...]
I find it interesting how much emphasis is put on coming out the first time, because really, as members of the LGBTQ community, we spend our entire lives coming out. We do it over and over again to each [...]
Snow. Unwrapping presents. Plenty of food and smiling cheer. Typical images we are bombarded with at this time of the year, right? In stores, in magazines, on our movie and television screens. You practically can’t escape it. And yet, [...]
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