Books and Authors

Archie Comics' gay pal Kevin Keller is getting married

Archie Comics' gay pal Kevin Keller is getting married

Thursday, November 24, 2011
Archie Comics' gay pal Kevin Keller is getting married. In a first for mainstream comic books, gay marriage will be the storyline in the January edition of the "Life with Archie" series, as the characters of fictional Riverdale gather for the wedding between Kevin and his partner.
Scholarship funds to honor 'Hero' author and 'Narnia' Executive Producer Perry Moore

Scholarship funds to honor 'Hero' author and 'Narnia' Executive Producer Perry Moore

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Back in February I wrote about the untimely death of Perry Moore ... Now, Hunter Hill -- Perry Moore’s partner of seventeen years -- and family and friends are in the process of establishing four scholarship funds that will benefit young writers and local Hampton Roads students.
LGBT History Month profile: Accomplished 20th century English novelist Virginia Woolf

LGBT History Month profile: Accomplished 20th century English novelist Virginia Woolf

Sunday, October 30, 2011
Virginia Woolf was an accomplished 20th century English novelist and one of the founders of the modernist movement. She published nearly 500 essays and nine novels.
LGBT History Month profile: Langston Hughes, celebrated poet and novelist

LGBT History Month profile: Langston Hughes, celebrated poet and novelist

Sunday, October 16, 2011
A celebrated poet and novelist, Langston Hughes is one of the most significant voices to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance. A major contributor to American literature, his legacy includes 25 published works.
LGBT History Month profile: Author, screenwriter Rita Mae Brown

LGBT History Month profile: Author, screenwriter Rita Mae Brown

Friday, October 7, 2011
An author and screenwriter, Rita Mae Brown is best known for her semi-autobiographical lesbian-themed novel, “Rubyfruit Jungle.” She is a groundbreaking activist for lesbian and civil rights.
LGBT History Month profile: Author, political commentator Keith Boykin

LGBT History Month profile: Author, political commentator Keith Boykin

Thursday, October 6, 2011
Keith Boykin, Commentator b. August 28, 1965 “I'm not on a show with a pink triangle or rainbow flag -- which means that being gay is just a part of [...]
London's famed 'Gay's the Word' book store vandalized

London's famed 'Gay's the Word' book store vandalized

Monday, August 8, 2011
The staff of London's famed "Gay's The Word" bookstore on Monday arrived for work to find the front window smashed and that the storefront vandalized with eggs.
Yielding to censorship: Missouri school bans books that are 'contrary to the Bible'

Yielding to censorship: Missouri school bans books that are 'contrary to the Bible'

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The school board in Republic, Missouri, voted 4-0 recently to ban Kurt Vonnegut’s novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” and another book, Sarah Ockler’s “Twenty Boy Summer,” after a local resident complained that the books teach ideas contrary to the Bible.
Archie comics' openly gay student to get his own monthly comic book series

Archie comics' openly gay student to get his own monthly comic book series

Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Kevin Keller, the first openly gay resident of Archie comics' fictional Riverdale, will have his own monthly comic book starting in February.
Terrence Meck on LGBT grants, Eric Ross' book for kids, teen activist Caleb Laieski

Terrence Meck on LGBT grants, Eric Ross' book for kids, teen activist Caleb Laieski

Sunday, May 22, 2011
In this special interview-only episode, Phil Reese, Joe Mirabella, and D. Gregory Smith interviewed some outstanding leaders in the gay community.
CNN anchor Don Lemon to begin living 'my own truth' -- 'I was born gay'

CNN anchor Don Lemon to begin living 'my own truth' -- 'I was born gay'

Sunday, May 15, 2011
Don Lemon, the weekend prime-time news anchor for CNN, has come out.
Japan elects first openly gay politician to Tokyo assembly

Japan elects first openly gay politician to Tokyo assembly

Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Taiga Ishikawa has been elected Japan’s first openly gay politician after winning a seat in the Tokyo ward assembly in local elections on Sunday. Prior to his victory, no openly gay politician had ever won office in Japan.
Review: 'Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims'

Review: 'Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims'

Sunday, April 10, 2011
Stephen Sprinkle’s book, "Unfinished Lives: Reviving the Memories of LGBTQ Hate Crimes Victims," and the Unfinished Lives Project as a whole, remind us that we must not only tell our young people that “It gets better,” but we must commit ourselves to the hard work of building a world that is better for all people.
Archie Comics' openly gay character gets four issue spin-off

Archie Comics' openly gay character gets four issue spin-off

Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Archie’s first openly gay character Kevin Keller will receive receiving his own run in a four-issue spin-off this June.
Walmart gets better: Retailer responds to censorship of the 'g' word

Walmart gets better: Retailer responds to censorship of the 'g' word

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
I’m pleased to report that “gay” is now a perfectly acceptable word to include in posted comments on Walmart’s site. Other words have also been cleared, including lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgendered.
Page 1 of 3123