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The Myth of Sisyphus: Grappling Suicide with Absurdity

My childhood friend took his own life when I was fourteen years old. I walked every day to school with him, a one and a half block stroll along a street called African Road. I’d been out of touch with him for a...

Marvel Reveals First Ever Drag Queen Superhero

Meet Shade: Marvel’s first ever drag queen superhero in an X-Men series. The superhero mutant drag queen, created by out writer Sina Grace and artist Nathan Stockman, was introduced to audiences in last month’s...

‘Call Me By Your Name’ Author André Aciman Confirms He’s Writing a Sequel

André Aciman is penning a sequel to “Call Me By Your Name.” In November, the film’s screenwriter James Ivory told Film Stage that Aciman wasn’t interested in writing a sequel to the 2007 novel. “André Aci...

New Memoir Recalls Horrors of Growing up in Scientology

For most of her young life, Michelle LeClair was a worrier. She had to be: her mother was somewhat of a free spirit who married often and “was gone a lot.” For that, LeClair grew up as the Independent Responsi...

The Housing of Feminist Literary Art & Beyond

Charis Books & More has been a springboard for unheard voices and societal change since 1974.

Prominent Queer Black Wordsmiths From Yesterday and Today

Anyone who’s spotted my “Reading Is Sexy” bumper sticker or has witnessed me attempt to override my knee-jerk urge to gently correct someone when they use the wrong word (I promise I don’t mean you any ill will...

The Human Rights Campaign's Sarah McBride

Charis bringing trans activist, author Sarah McBride to Atlanta

Sarah McBride has been a lot of firsts. At just 27, she’s been the first openly transgender student body president at a four-year university; the first openly transgender person to work at the White House, w...

Out author examines religion, sexuality in latest young adult novel set in Georgia

Grits and sweet tea are stalwarts of Southern tradition. In many communities, so is church. “When you grow up in the South, one of the first things people ask you is, ‘Where do you go to church?’ In smaller ...

Q&A with gay Decatur drummer, author Peter McDade

Peter McDade is a man of many talents. He’s a father, a drummer and now, a published author. The college history professor lives with his husband and two children in Decatur, Georgia, but before settling dow...

Lesbian Atlanta author merges feminism, Elizabethan writing in new book

Much ado has been made about the mysterious “dark lady” who appears in playwright William Shakespeare’s sonnets — and a local author’s new novel offers insight into just who that woman may be. Lesbian author...

Gay Georgia author to release first literary work this fall

Out Georgia author Mike McClelland’s gearing up for the release of his first literary work this fall, and he couldn’t be more excited. “Gay Zoo Day” is a collection of eight short tales that take mainstream-...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

Trump Seems Unaware of Own Global Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality

Woman at Center of Closely-Watched Gay Rights Custody Battle, Sharon Bottoms Mattes, Dies at 48

Jussie Smollett Arrested for Filing False Police Report

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

‘Golden Girls’ Cruise Scheduled to Sail in 2020

Karl Lagerfeld Dies at 85

Actor Don Cheadle Sports Pro-Trans T-shirt on Saturday Night Live