Literature

Review — May 01, 2026

‘The Dinner Party’ offers a view of love beyond doom or wish fulfillment

The prose brings out the best of the story, and the result is a balanced read that is hard to get elsewhere. By Jane Migliara Brigham Most trans fiction falls into one of two camps. The first camp is that of the pessimists, where the difficulties of being trans are

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