Literature

Interview — Jan 25, 2026

An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist

“Trans people are happy being trans. It is not a mistake. It is a community. We have our own unique cultural expressions.”

Review — Jan 24, 2026

A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol

The original thesis is an engaging read, well worth the time to do so.

Opinion — Jan 02, 2026

Just because a story is trans/queer doesn’t mean it’s good

If creators think a trans or queer character alone is enough to get money from our people, will they spend time crafting a meaningful story with transness and queerness, or will they just use it as set dressing and a marketing checkbox?

Review — Dec 23, 2025

Review: ‘Chicken Heart’ shows the best of a coming-of-age story

By Jane Migliara Brigham ‘Chicken Heart’ is a trans coming-of-age story by graphic novelist Morgan Boecher. The main character is a repressed trans man spurred into action by the death of his exiled trans aunt. Where ‘Chicken Heart’ succeeds where many similar trans coming of age stories fail is that

Review — Dec 04, 2025

Review: Missed Connections with Tall Girls

Missed Connections With Tall Girls is, first and foremost, a book about being homeless and broke.

Review — Nov 25, 2025

Review- Persona Combines Horror with Mundanity

What if you found an identical version of yourself somewhere in the outside world, and you stopped at nothing to find her?

Review — Nov 20, 2025

Review: 'Gendertrash from Hell' Makes Trans History Feel Brand New

It's one thing to show idealized images of past figures; it's another to make them feel real

Literature — Nov 12, 2025

Review: A FAIRYTALE ABOUT GRIEF: THE FLOWERS I DESERVE BY Tamara Jerée

All in all, The Flowers I Deserve is an enthralling, sexy but simplistic fairytale, devoid of the edges and stakes missing from the author’s previous works.