Uplifting Queer Voices & Identities – Frankie and Bug
Trigger warning: Period typical homophobia and transphobia, period typical racism, a couple characters were disowned by their parents before the events of the book, main characters’ parent is dead before the book begins, talks of being displaced from a country, depiction of the aftermath of a hate crime committed against a gay man. Frankie […]
Not going anywhere
For nearly 30 years the LGBT National Help Center has been offering support and care for the LGBTQ+ community. And that isn’t changing, and we’re not going anywhere. Sadly it’s always been hard for many in our community, and the recent closure of the LGBTQ+ youth specific support on 988 has only caused more harm. […]
Uplifting Queer Voices & Identities – CAMP!
CAMP! The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World by Paul Baker Camp! The Story of the Attitude That Conquered the World is a 2023 book by Paul Baker. This text covers the history of the Camp aesthetic that is largely associated with gay men. Baker is an English Professor at Lancaster […]
Today’s supreme court decision
We are deeply saddened by today’s Supreme Court ruling on US v. Skmetti that upholds Tennessee’s prohibition on gender-affirming medical care for minors. This decision may have far reaching long term implications. Right now though, we are focused on those affect right now this moment. On the LGBT National Youth Talkline we talk […]
Uplifting Queer Voices & Identities – I Kissed Shara Wheeler – Casey McQuiston
“I know intimately that the Bible Belt contains some of the best, warmest, weirdest, queerest kids you’ll ever meet, whether or not they even know that last part yet. If you’re one of those kids, I wanted this book to exist for you. I think if it had existed for me back then, a lot […]
Celebrate PRIDE by supporting those in the community
Please consider donating to help us continue our work. Either through here, by mail or through this Facebook fundraiser The last few days there has been both physical and ideological and attacks on the LGBTQ+ community that reminds us why we celebrate PRIDE month. The world can be a very unsafe place and there are […]
Uplifting Queer Voices & Identities – You Should Be So Lucky
“You Should Be So Lucky” is a 2024 Historical Fiction novel by Cat Sebastion. It takes place during the 1960 baseball season, when newcomer Eddie O’Leary has just been traded to a brand new team called The Robins in New York City, and promptly enters a batting slump. No matter how hard he tries, he […]
Uplifting Queer Voices & Identities – Valiant Ladies
Author- Melissa Grey Valiant Ladies is a sapphic romance following two protagonists Eustaquia “Kiki” de Sonza and Ana Lezama De Urinza. This novel is set in 17th-century Peru in the city of Potosi, and our two leading ladies fight to save their city from the corrupt forces that have taken root and struggle to understand […]
