lgbt authors

A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.

— J. Juvince

Church is so confusing for Juvenalian. His new pastor preaches nothing but hate and condemnation of gays and lesbians, but no matter how carefully he reads his Bible, he can’t find where it says God hates him. Will things change when June's boyfriend Devi's suggests that they all go to his church instead?

— JUVENALIUS

Everyone's life matters and everyone deserves to be happy but not everyone is in a place where they think, or even believe, happiness is possible.

— Cheryl B. Evans

Find the Seventh Sister, And the girl shall be, Your spiritual guardian, For eternity.

— Andrew J. Peters

I'd take off your clothes, fast enough to not give you time to reconsider, but gently, while kissing your lips.

— J.Y. Tacheva

If erotic writing is the objectification of sex, then reading is its subjectification.

— Mark John Isola

If you voted for a man who said "Grab them by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms.

— DaShanne Stokes

It all started when Dam went missing.

— Andrew J. Peters

I think I need to take frequent breaks from kissing your body to return to your lips, kissing you feels so good.

— J.Y. Tacheva

It’s been four years since Justin kissed his best friend Lucas when they were both just 12. Then Justin, afraid of what it meant, afraid of how he felt, afraid of what it made him, ran and has been running from and avoiding Lucas for these four years. The thing about running is that no matter how fast you run, the past always catches up with you, and when faced with his past and all the things he’s missed, Justin finds he doesn’t want to run anymore. Now Justin wants to try to make things right with Lucas; he wants his best friend back. But maybe it's too late. Maybe Lucas has moved on. Read the story to find out if Justin is successful. This story isn't only about internalized homophobia and the hurtful things it leads gay kids to do to themselves and others. It is much more about truth, love and hurt and coming to terms with those things, forgiving yourself, and loving yourself enough to hold yourself accountable.

— JUVENALIUS