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The Boston Globe Last Ditch lesbian bar story is weird

by Lucky Chiampa September 30, 2026

So weird! The Boston Globe spent a week hyperfocusing on a tiny lesbian bar in the middle of the woods in Greenfield, the Last Ditch, to the applause of right wingers.

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Reviewed: ‘The Sexuality of Care’ talks about a world without hospitals through a tangle of angles

by Josh Cook September 29, 2026

Readers might bristle at the thought but recognize the power of the vision in essays recalling time as a critical care nurse, healing from trauma, and the structures of kink.

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As Massachusetts eyes online safety, don’t let it silence marginalized voices

September 28, 2026

Massachusetts should implement measures to protect kids online. Following example that have already raised constitutional concerns should not be the approach.

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Reviewed: ‘Night Night Fawn’ has a repellent narrator and a twist that will shake you

by Josh Cook August 18, 2026

You probably won’t like Barbara, the narrator of Jordy Rosenberg’s incandescent new novel, but you'll have to consider what justice means for such people.

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Reviewed: ‘When You’re Brave Enough’ doesn’t simplify middle-school hurt

by Fin Leary July 21, 2026

“When You’re Brave Enough,” about coming out as a lesbian in middle school, is sure to be beloved by young people figuring out what bravery means to them.

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Reviewed: ‘Sourland’ sweats the details of weed farming and a fraught throuple

by Elizabeth Gonzalez James July 14, 2026

With dank prose as rich as the ripest bud, this is a dirty, sexy novel of ambition and alliances, hunger and lust, with notes of salt and blood on the tongue.

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Reviewed: ‘Women’ is a feverishly adored cult classic deserving space among the queer canon

by Isabel Miranda Kidwell July 7, 2026

Exploring the glitter and grit of a first-time lesbian relationship in 2010s America, this novella is raw, sexy, and soul-stirringly haunting.

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Reviewed: ‘Plastic, Prism, Void: Part One,’ a sci-fi romance that invites the reader onto the page

by Josh Cook June 25, 2026

A wild genre tornado of a novel will support many different readings on many different levels, satisfying, thrilling and perplexing many different readers.

Hole Show: Holey-Wood Video queer drag and dance party

by Marc Levy February 12, 2026

Valentine’s Day weekend shenanigans for single people hangs, a date with your weirdest partner or the whole polycule or artist collective.