By Dennis R. Upkins Since the release of my debut novel, Hollowstone, I've been making the rounds to promote the novel via interviews and guest posts. One of the most frequent topics of discussions is the representation of marginalized people in the media. Being a queer storyteller of color, it goes without saying that diversity, inclusion, and representing minorities with respect is something that's very important to me. I wish I could say things are getting better, but I'd be lying if I did so. Having a story with POC and queer characters as the leads shut a [...]

When I met her, she was married to a man. Now her partner is a woman. When I met her, she was an ardent lesbian who couldn't imagine what it would be like to be attracted to a man. Now she's married to one. When I met hir, zie was queer. Then trans. Then -- in part because zie became frustrated contemplating the costs and inadequacies of surgery -- zie returned to female pronouns. Though I tend to avoid pronouns altogether when discussing that particular friend, waiting to see what might be next. One of my favorite reviews of my second book, The [...]

We are happy to bring you the third and final part of Gomorrahs of the Deep, a Musical Coming Some Day to Off-Broadway by Steve Berman, a gay musical short story from his upcoming anthology. Missed Part 2? Catch up here: http://www.yapride.org/?p=289   "Where did you get the guitar,” Hugh asked when he saw me sitting in the front row in English. For the first, and last, time. “I borrowed it from the music department.” He smiled. “Do you even know how to play?” “No, that’s why I borrowed a guitarist, too.” I waved toward Casey, who also cut class [...]