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Celebrate Pride Month With These LGBTQ Reads!

Pride month will be a busy one, so we suggest taking some down time to enjoy a little reading! Here’s a list of several LGBTQ-themed books to give you the history of where our pride comes from and where its lea...

Fifty Shades Author EL James Teases Gay Romance Novel

Fifty Shades author EL James hinted at the possibility of writing a gay romance BDSM novel in an interview with The Times.James is best known for her erotic series exploring the romantic and sexual relation...

Call Me By Your Name Sequel to Hit Bookshelves in October

André Aciman, the author of the gay novel Call Me By Your Name, has confirmed the sequel, Find Me, will be published in October of this year, according to Vulture.The sequel will be set in the future, after...

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 ...

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

American Psychoanalytic Association Apologizes for Classifying Homosexuality as Mental Illness

Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Refund Equality Act

Democratic Presidential Candidates Call for End to Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, and More Make Up Cast of Ryan Murphy’s Prom Film Adaptation

Customize Your Own Barefoot Wine Label for Pride Month

Made Introduces Pride Instagram Story Templates to Benefit Trevor Project