Casa Susanna is a 2022 documentary that explores the eponymous residence nestled in the Catskills Mountains that was a safe space for the transgender and cross-dressing communities during the 1950s and ‘60s. This film has a running time of 1 hour and 37 minutes. Casa Susanna is recommended for viewers 16 years of age and […]
2025 has seen a rise of the need for safe space for LGBTQ+ youth. In response we are expanding chatroom hours so we need your help to keep LGBTQ+ young people safe! Moderated chatrooms allow us to offer a space where young people can gather, form community, and support and uplift each other. We […]
“She Drives Me Crazy” is a Young Adult novel by Kelly Quindlen, published in 2021. It stars Scottie Zajac, a lesbian basketball player in her senior year of high school who is still reeling from her latest break up. When she accidentally gets in a fender-bender in the parking lot with the equally as gay […]
The Love Story of F.O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney A Union Like Ours: The Love Story of F.O. Matthiessen and Russell Cheney is a 2021 historical book by Scott Bane. In his book, Bane gives an account of the romantic relationship between literary scholar and educator F.O. Matthiessen and painter Russell Cheney. Through a […]
Quick book review from a supportive parent. Title: It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity Author: Theresa Thorn Illustrator: Noah Grigni Published: 2019 Main audience (but not limited to): Parents of Gender queer/trans/nonbinary kids and Queer/trans/nonbinary kids. This is the first gender-focused book I read my kid that […]
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker is a 2021 documentary that details the life and career of the gay artist Joseph Christian Leyendecker who was popular for his illustrations, namely The Arrow Collar Man in the early 1900s. This movie won Best Short Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival the year of its release. […]
Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement is a 2019 book by David K. Johnson—a professor of history at the University of South Florida. This book explores the advent of the often-overlooked physique magazines that were aimed at gay men and how these periodicals brought about gay activism in addition to consumerism before the […]
