A childhood memory of an alligator returns with fresh force after a diagnosis, exposing the long afterlife of fear, shame, and paternal judgment.
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The intimate account of a man claiming his homosexuality, embedded within the larger history of Egyptian society.
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In the 22nd century, humanity has scorched the earth. Attempts to undo the catastrophic results of global warming have proved futile, and a new kind of “Noah’s Arc” has been ...
In ‘Solo Dance’, by Li Kotomi, Japan – Asia’s most advanced country – is described as a “queer desert.”
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In Pasaribu’s stories, all places offer only temporary shelter, and all relationships are doomed to change or expire.
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Part III: Is Queer Fiction about doing something different?
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Paris, 2013
I’m twenty-one. Alone and cold, I step off the Megabus onto ...
I’m standing outside the dorm rooms. It’s nearly the night, the sky a heavy blue, the trees turning black, the street lamps have come on.
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I can relate, I can understand but I’m not being allowed to see anything, read anything, experience anything that I want to experience in real life.
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