This legendary Irish author’s story and voice are as sharp and relevant today as they were more than a century ago.
It’s a decent bet that a night out with our straight friends isn’t going to lead to a deep conversation about twinks and bears and complex nature of gay male identities. But that was exactly the situation Brandon Mosley found himself in, and the result was more than an education moment for Allies; it was the birth of his book, “The Guide: Gay Bodies & Expressions.”
Rage poetry, personal essays, lots of love stories, and a dancing queen: Here are 12 Black LGBTQ+ books to teach and inspire you during Black History Month.
BOOK OF THE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 2019:
”The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller
A romantic take on a classic hero and tale from the Homer’s Trojan War.
Gerald’s voice - calm and contemplative both in stereo and on the page - brings the realities of intersectionality front and center, while indicting an entire system built by hundreds of years of racism and strife that’s been glossed over by the success stories we put on magazine-rack pedestals: mythical statues that serve to condemn those who don’t measure up.
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