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March Release
Lauren Bell
Our first release of 2023 is here at last! No Smoke Without Flames by Geonn Cannon will be dropping for all to read on March 1st - read more below!
Six years ago, it was love at first sight when firefighter Tori Branigan met photographer Lea Contreras. It only took a walk around the block for them to know exactly what they wanted.
Three years later, they made things official with a quiet ceremony at the courthouse and...
The Great Love Story of "The Last of Us"
Lauren Bell
Last month, I brought up a few TV shows featuring queer characters that I’m looking forward to watching in 2023. One of those shows, The Last of US, is already airing and episode 3 featured one of its explicitly queer storylines. Spoilers ahead for episode 3 (“Long, Long Time”) so if you haven’t watched it yet, put this post on hold and watch it right now. If you’re on the fence about starting the show or haven’t been interested in it previously, I hope this post will convince you to watch The...
Queer Shows Coming Out in 2023
Lauren Bell
Are you, like me, still mourning the cancellation of your favorite tv show featuring queer characters? Last year we saw the end of numerous shows that highlighted diverse and inclusive casts, such as The Wilds, Gentleman Jack, Dead End: Paranormal Park, and Warrior Nun, to name a few. This trend of canceling TV shows that feature openly queer characters is, unfortunately, not a new phenomenon. If they aren’t “burying the gays” in the show, then chances are good they’ll just outright kill...
Take Me Out on Broadway
Lauren Bell
Last month, I was lucky enough to have seen Take Me Out on Broadway, a play set in 2002 and focusing on the fictional major league baseball team “The Empires.” When the star player of the team Darren Lemming, played by Grey’s Anatomy actor (or Detroit Becomes Human actor for my fellow gamers) Jesse Williams, comes out as gay, he is faced with what it means to be vulnerable and open in an environment filled with toxic masculinity. While he has a few friends on the...
Rereads for the New Year
Lauren Bell
Somehow we’re at the end of 2022?? Not sure how we ended up here with the new year fast approaching, but we’re here nonetheless. People all over the world, myself included, are setting New Year’s resolutions for themselves - and maybe this year will be the year I actually stick to it! In 2023, the biggest goal I have for myself is to read more. As I’m sure is the case with many of us, my To Be Read pile is constantly growing and I’ve found myself lacking the energy needed to start a new book a lot...