Call Me By Your Name author André Aciman is speaking out about Find Me, his sequel to the first novel, which follows the characters of Elio and Oliver in adulthood and arrives on October 29 (SPOILERS … [Read more...] about André Aciman Speaks Out About Imminent ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Sequel: ‘I Think This Ends the Tale of Elio and Oliver’
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Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness Comes Out as HIV Positive
Jonathan Van Ness / Instagram Queer Eye's grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness came out as HIV positive in his new memoir Over The Top, and talks about it in an interview with the New York … [Read more...] about Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness Comes Out as HIV Positive
Out Former New England Patriot Ryan O’Callaghan: There’s at Least One Gay or Bisexual Player on Every NFL Team
Ryan O’Callaghan, who played five seasons in the NFL for the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, and came out of the closet in June 2017, has released a tell-all book about his time in the … [Read more...] about Out Former New England Patriot Ryan O’Callaghan: There’s at Least One Gay or Bisexual Player on Every NFL Team
Marcel Proust’s Lost Gay Love Stories to Finally Be Published
Marcel Proust in 1895. Nine gay love stories by French author Marcel Proust are set to be published this fall for the first time. The stories take the form of "fairytales, fantasy and dialogues … [Read more...] about Marcel Proust’s Lost Gay Love Stories to Finally Be Published
Author Toni Morrison Has Died
Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye, The Song of Solomon, and many others has died at the age of 88, according to her publisher Alfred A … [Read more...] about Author Toni Morrison Has Died
As Herman Melville Turns 200, His Works Have Never Been More Relevant
An 1870 portrait of Herman Melville painted by Joseph Oriel Eaton. Houghton Library Outside of American literature courses, it doesn’t seem likely that many Americans are reading Herman … [Read more...] about As Herman Melville Turns 200, His Works Have Never Been More Relevant
Nicholas Sparks Apologizes for Homophobic Emails, Claims Loving and Accepting LGBTQ People is One of His ‘Core Values’
Nicholas Sparks / Facebook Author Nicholas Sparks apologized on Monday for a string of homophobic emails published last week by the Daily Beast in which he discussed blocking the formation of a … [Read more...] about Nicholas Sparks Apologizes for Homophobic Emails, Claims Loving and Accepting LGBTQ People is One of His ‘Core Values’
What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Tells Us About Today’s World, 70 Years After It Was Published
The dominant reading of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984” has been that it was a dire prediction of what could be. Denis Hamel Côté, CC BY-SA Stephen Groening, University of … [Read more...] about What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Tells Us About Today’s World, 70 Years After It Was Published
Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST
The winners of the 31st Annual Lambda Literary Awards (aka The Lammys) were announced on Monday night at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. According to organizers, … [Read more...] about Winners of the 31st Annual ‘Lambda Literary Awards’ for Best LGBTQ Books Announced: FULL LIST
Kenyan LGBTQ Activist and Author Binyavanga Wainaina Dies at 48
"Binyavanga Wainaina" by Internaz is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Kenyan author and activist Binyavanga Wainaina, who bravely came out in 2014 amid increasing persecution of gay people in … [Read more...] about Kenyan LGBTQ Activist and Author Binyavanga Wainaina Dies at 48
