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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Proud Pink Sky’ by Redfern Jon Barrett

July 18, 2023

Proud Pink Sky’s futuristic but retro story asks us what it is to be a real ally, it asks us to look beyond our comfortable privilege, it urges us to hold out our hands to our LGBTQ+ siblings and feel the commonality, and fight for equality for all. Proud Pink Sky reminds us that hope will never be silent.

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BOOK REVIEW: QUEER LIFE, QUEER LOVE. VOLUME 2 Matt Bates

July 4, 2023

These stories hold the beat of Queerness strong…. holding up to the light, pressing close in the shadows, highlighting in ultra neon, throwing the most fabulous shade, the intersectional voices of the authors are seriously diverse.

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BOOK REVIEW: Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

June 14, 2023

Sunburnt offers us a peek into blistering adolescent angst, a furious fission of elemental feelings exploding, boiling and churning with huge undercurrents sending out massive uninhibited flares that disrupt expectations and apparent paths forward.

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Everything Possible’ by Fred Small (author) and Alison Brown (illus)

June 13, 2023

Everything Possible celebrates love and friendship, gently encouraging children to dream their own dream and choose their own path, wherever it may take them. The colourful illustrations celebrate the diversity of younger people, letting them ‘see themselves’ in this inspiring and uplifting story.

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BOOK REVIEW: First Time for Everything by Henry Fry

April 22, 2023

Author Fry centres Danny’s increasingly erratic choices in the narrative allowing us to explore with him, enjoy the fall out, laugh at the raw painful awfulness of it and wallow in the reflective dialogue of his endless therapy and patient loving friendships. It’s a cool narrative engine and whilst this is often done in Gaylit, it’s not often done through such a sex positive, Homocelebratory, queer joy prism, offering the LGBTQ+ reader a solidly affirming read and a totally accepting story of self-discovery, queer experiences and the value and accepting dependability of found and chosen family.

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