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    Edith Windsor’s posthumous memoir released

    ‘A Wild and Precious Life’ explores early life, computer work of lesbian pioneer

    October 10th | by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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    New book ‘Bosom Friends’ explores complicated relationship of President Buchanan and long-time guy pal William King

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    September 26th | by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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    FALL ARTS 2019: BOOKS — ‘Revisiting Gilead’

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    September 11th | by Philip Van Slooten

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    Gay poet ponders life and love in new Shakespeare-inspired collection

    ‘Infinity Standing Up’ explores gay life, sex in witty verse styles of yore

    August 30th | by Kathi Wolfe

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    Slowish novel ‘Going Dutch’ is middling gay character study

    Protagonist questions sexuality after hetero fling with gal pal

    August 30th | by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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    New book chronicles lesbian romance in late 1800s

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    August 15th | by Terri Schlichenmeyer

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    Marcel Proust's lost homosexual love stories to be published

    The French author penned the works in his '20s

    August 12th | by Mariah Cooper

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    BACK TO SCHOOL 2019: New kids’ books spotlight LGBTQ life

    ‘In My Footprints,’ ‘What Riley Wore’ among standouts

    August 12th | by Dana Rudolph
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