Queer books to watch out for

As we move into the spring books season, we’re saddened by the news that great gay author James Purdy died on Friday the 13th, in Englewood, NJ. Purdy was 94. He was something of a cult novelist, a "writer’s writer," an acquired taste.

Hollywood icon's bisexuality thoroughly vetted

Alison Bechdel’s "The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For" has been the preeminent chronicle of contemporary lesbian lives for more than 25 years.

Book, exhibit document gay rights pioneer Edward Carpenter