History & Culture

If queers weren't meant to have kids, why do lesbians nest after one week? Why are hot gays called daddy? Why are drag queens so maternal? This stunning, fully illustrated...

LGBTQ+ South Asians and Cultural Belonging in Britain Desi Queers reveals how diasporic South Asians have shaped LGBTQ+ movements and communities in Britain, from the 1970s to the present day....

Our blood has stories to tell, and we are told stories about blood. Globally, blood is a story that is built — whose blood counts, whose blood spills and whose...

A Black Man's Perspective on Power, Consent, Breaking Down Binaries, and Combating Erasure An unapologetic guide for readers who are Black, masc, and bi—unlearning biphobia, coming out, combatting erasure, and...

A groundbreaking deep dive into the history, politics and lived experiences of three often-misunderstood identities: Asexuality, Aromanticism and Agender. How did asexual identity form? What is aromanticism? How does agender identity...

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY DEBUTIFUL, LIT HUB, PASTE MAGAZINE, BOOK RIOT, INSIDE HOOK, AND NYLON"This book is a rare comfort, a companion . . . Makes you say- yes, that is...

On Being Queer, Black, Brilliant . . . and Completely Over It A debut book from Entertainment Weekly writer and former Out magazine editor Lester Fabian Brathwaite, Rage is a...

An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race (The First Ten Years) The definitive history and celebration of the groundbreaking show RuPaul's Drag Race in its first decade, from a Burbank...

The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide **LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 PEN/JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH AWARD FOR NONFICTION****LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALS FOR EXCELLENCE****WINNER OF THE 2022 POZ...

How the Closing of Gay Bars Sparked a Revolution It’s closing time for an alarming number of gay bars in cities around the globe—but it’s definitely not the last dance...

Although imagined as a queer subcultural practice, drag seems to be everywhere we look: from AI filters on TikTok to brunchtime entertainment, from state legislations to political rallies. Yet as...

What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attraction, and...

Divas, drag family, drama, and deliciousness A history and appreciation of the fabulous world of drag Drag is the ultimate form of queer expression and art, and with the success...

The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Expressions A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community's contributions to the English language-an intersectional, inclusive, playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800...

The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid The remarkable story of Sins Invalid, a performance project that centres queer disability justice. In recent years, disability activism has come...

A breakthrough work of social and cultural criticism from one of the foremost intellectuals of his era Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his...

From the editor of This Bridge Called My Back, Cherríe Moraga charts her own coming-of-age alongside her mother's decline, and also tells the story of the Mexican American diaspora Native...

The essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde The woman's place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it...

Why We Went Out An indispensable, intimate and stylish celebration of the institution of the gay bar, from the post-AIDS-crisis 1990s to today's fluid queer spaces. Neon lights and dark...

An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans ResistanceOver the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied and challenged those who...

Takatāpui, Two-Spirit, and Indigenous LGBTQI+ well-being In these rigorous and challenging essays, writers from Aotearoa and Turtle Island (Canada and the United States of America) explore the well-being of takatāpui,...