A Florida Enchantment (1914)
A wildly unusual silent-era comedy in which magical seeds spark gender-swapping chaos, queer-coded flirtation, and one of early cinema’s most fascinating, complicated glimpses at identity and transformation.
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A wildly unusual silent-era comedy in which magical seeds spark gender-swapping chaos, queer-coded flirtation, and one of early cinema’s most fascinating, complicated glimpses at identity and transformation.

An oral history of Chicago’s Belmont Rocks, a legendary queer gathering place where community, visibility, and freedom flourished in broad daylight. Paperback, April 5, 2026. ISBN: 1968983023.

A deeply researched second volume exploring the lives of thirty-nine men connected to the 1902 Lord Battersea scandal, expanding the hidden history behind a pivotal queer historical event.

Written by Oscar Wilde’s grandson, After Oscar explores the lasting impact of scandal, tracing Wilde’s shifting reputation and cultural legacy over the decades. Hardcover, April 7, 2026. ISBN: 9798889661764.

A groundbreaking 1918 queer memoir and one of the earliest published autobiographies by a gender-nonconforming author. Autobiography of an Androgyne offers a rare firsthand account of queer identity, “fairie” culture, and underground LGBTQ+ life in turn-of-the-century America.
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A witty early queer novel about a charming young instructor whose close bond with his male friend quietly disrupts the expectations of a college town society determined to understand him.
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A groundbreaking exploration of Tennessee Williams through the lens of queer memory, archival research, and LGBTQ+ cultural history. Daniel Ciba uncovers hidden stories and reimagines one of America’s most influential playwrights within a broader queer historical tradition.

A Cold War cautionary short that warns teenage boys about “dangerous strangers,” now remembered as a chilling artifact of mid-century anti-gay hysteria.

In this powerful memoir, Danny Ramadan recounts his journey from Damascus through the underground queer networks of the Middle East, imprisonment and upheaval, exile, and ultimately resettlement in Vancouver. Both intimate and unsparing, Crooked Teeth challenges simplistic narratives about refugees by making room for joy, love, danger, and complicated memories.

A revelatory history of sex, gender, and sexual diversity in science, exploring how Darwin, Linnaeus, and other naturalists encountered a far queerer natural world than their published theories often acknowledged.

Oscar Wilde’s legendary prison letter, written during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol in 1897. De Profundis is a powerful meditation on suffering, love, art, disgrace, spirituality, and queer identity, revealing a deeply personal side of Wilde rarely seen in his more famous comedies and novels. A landmark work of LGBTQ+ literary history.
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One of the earliest LGBTQ films ever made, this groundbreaking 1919 silent drama boldly challenged Germany’s anti-gay laws through the tragic story of a violinist persecuted for his sexuality.

An intimate memoir of Eartha Kitt told through the eyes of her daughter, Kitt Shapiro. Blending family history with cultural legacy, this moving book explores race, fame, motherhood, and the enduring bond between two extraordinary women.

The first authorized biography of Elizabeth Taylor, tracing the Hollywood legend’s extraordinary career, tumultuous private life, business savvy, and groundbreaking activism in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The long-awaited English publication of Josephine Baker’s memoir chronicles her astonishing life as a Harlem Renaissance superstar, Parisian icon, wartime spy, and Civil Rights activist in her own fearless voice.

The groundbreaking story of Renée Richards, the tennis pioneer whose fight to compete in the women’s draw of the 1977 US Open made her one of the most important figures in transgender sports history.

A dreamlike, homoerotic short where a young man’s violent fantasy blurs desire, repression, and surreal imagery.

An intimate memoir from Freddie Mercury’s longtime personal assistant, offering a heartfelt behind-the-scenes portrait of one of rock music’s greatest performers.

A Korean War-era classroom film urging teenage boys to whip themselves into military-ready shape through exercise and discipline.

A bizarre and groundbreaking docudrama exploring cross-dressing and gender identity, narrated with surreal flair by Bela Lugosi.

Drawing from his real-life romance with Judy Garland, John Meyer’s Heartbreaker is an intimate theatrical memoir exploring the final turbulent months of Garland’s extraordinary life.

Ann Bannon’s groundbreaking 1959 lesbian pulp novel follows Laura Landon, a young woman who escapes her domineering father in Chicago and starts over in New York City. There she finds a job, a new home, and a complicated new world of friendships, desire, and women who force her to confront the life she has been afraid to live.
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A candid, darkly funny memoir of love, art, and survival in downtown New York’s 1980s art scene. Peter McGough recounts his intense partnership with David McDermott, meteoric success, and the devastating impact of the AIDS crisis on a generation of queer artists.

A true-crime investigation into the murder of Blaze Bernstein and the neo-Nazi radicalization that turned a former classmate into a killer.

A moving memoir of self-discovery, love, and resilience that follows one gay man’s journey through the sexual revolution, the AIDS crisis, and the search for belonging in an often hostile world.

A powerful memoir set in Provincetown during the AIDS crisis, Later explores queer identity, community, love, and survival with lyrical intensity. Paul Lisicky captures a moment when belonging and mortality collided with unforgettable force.

A bold hard magnet featuring the Leather Pride Flag, by Peachy Kings. Celebrates kink, community, and unapologetic pride—perfect for fridges, lockers, and affirming spaces.

A visually striking avant-garde retelling of the biblical Sodom story, steeped in stylized decadence and coded queer imagery.

A feminist reexamination of Regency England that spotlights queer women, women of color, Jewish pioneers, and scientific trailblazers erased from popular history. Mad and Bad reveals a Regency far richer and more radical than the myths suggest.

A dazzling and deeply experimental modernist work by Gertrude Stein exploring identity, love, gender, and human relationships through hypnotic, looping prose. Featuring A Long Gay Book 1909-1912, Many Many Women, and G.M.P., this collection captures the revolutionary artistic world shared by Matisse, Picasso, and Stein in pre-war Paris.
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An illuminating memoir from one of America’s foremost LGBTQ historians, tracing his journey from a devout Catholic upbringing in the Bronx to becoming a pioneering voice in gay history and social justice.

A biography of Michael Field, the literary pseudonym of poets Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper, exploring their remarkable lives, artistic partnership, poetry, and dramatic works. Mary Sturgeon’s 1922 study offers an intimate portrait of two women who devoted their lives to literature while deliberately creating together under a single name.
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The extraordinary story of two women whose love endured the horrors of war and Ravensbrück concentration camp. Gwen Strauss recovers a largely silenced history of Milena Jesenská and Margarete Buber-Neumann, celebrating their courage, resilience, and devotion.

Siobhan B. Somerville examines the intertwined histories of citizenship, race, indigeneity, and sexuality in the United States, revealing how naturalization has shaped ideas of belonging and exclusion.

A moral panic lecture disguised as a documentary, condemning obscenity while inadvertently revealing the era’s anxieties about sexuality.

An illuminating biography of science fiction pioneer Octavia E. Butler, exploring the remarkable life, groundbreaking work, and historical forces that shaped one of America’s most visionary writers.

Greta Garbo stars as the gender-defying Swedish monarch in a lush historical drama rich with queer subtext.

An exploration of bounce music and Black queer performance in post-Katrina New Orleans, Raising the Bottom examines how artists transformed displacement into community, power, and joy. Paperback, April 7, 2026. ISBN: 1478038616.

This vibrant young adult biography explores the life and activism of Keith Haring through twelve of his most iconic artworks. From subway drawings to AIDS activism, Rebellious examines how Haring used art to challenge injustice, celebrate queer identity, and transform public culture.

A bold hard magnet featuring the Rubber Pride Flag, by Peachy Kings. Celebrates latex culture, identity, and unapologetic pride.

A richly illustrated and deeply researched portrait of poet Rupert Brooke, bringing together biography, literary commentary, personal letters, and his complete poetry. This revised second edition reveals the real Brooke behind the wartime myth, exploring his life, relationships, and bisexuality while restoring his work to its full historical and emotional context.

A hypnotic silent-era vision of obsession, desire, and queer theatricality, Salomé transforms Oscar Wilde’s infamous play into one of the most visually striking and groundbreaking art films of the 1920s.

A groundbreaking and controversial silent drama exploring love, loneliness, and same-sex desire behind prison walls, Sex in Chains remains one of the boldest examinations of incarceration and sexuality produced during Germany’s Weimar era.
Director: William Dieterle
Original Title: Geschlecht in Fesseln
Runtime: 107 minutes
Country: Germany
Language: Silent (German intertitles)

A riveting true crime history that uncovers a sensational 1922 murder case, exposing the intersections of wealth, media, class, and hidden queer lives during the Jazz Age.

This powerful history of ACT UP Shreveport tells the story of a small but fearless group of AIDS activists who challenged discrimination, transformed healthcare access, and fought for dignity and equality in the Deep South during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.

The groundbreaking 1952 lesbian pulp novel that launched an entire genre. At a Midwestern university, freshman Susan “Mitch” Mitchell becomes intensely drawn to her charismatic sorority sister Leda Taylor, forcing both women into a collision between desire, conformity, and the rigid expectations of 1950s America.
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A vibrant, imaginative introduction to David Bowie and his ever-changing artistic identity. Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell takes young readers on a cosmic journey through Bowie’s music, transformations, and boundary-pushing career.

A thought-provoking exploration of queer and feminist alternative art spaces across North America, examining how artists have challenged institutions, created community, and reimagined the possibilities of artistic practice from the 1960s to the present.

This lyrical biography in verse explores the life and revolutionary vision of Harry Hay, pioneering founder of the Mattachine Foundation and early architect of the modern gay rights movement.

A classic culinary memoir blending recipes, art, and bohemian life, The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book is famous for its wit—and its legendary “Haschich Fudge.” Paperback, May 18, 2021. ISBN: 0063043807.

Gertrude Stein’s playful, iconic memoir of queer life, art, and genius in Paris, told through the voice of Alice B. Toklas.

Jai Montag’s The Cost of Survival combines memoir, poetry, and social commentary to examine the realities of queer homelessness in small city America with honesty, compassion, and urgency.

Amy Spalding’s The Dykonic Handbook is a funny, candid, and practical guide to navigating queer life, from coming out and finding community to dating, sex, queer fashion, terminology, and everything in between. With personal stories, advice from queer elders, illustrations, and plenty of humor, it is a celebration of living openly and authentically.

A powerful account of Britain’s early AIDS crisis, exposing political failure, stigma, and the human cost of delay. The End of Innocence is an essential work of LGBTQ history and public health reporting.

A records archivist uncovers the extraordinary story of one man listed as the brother and emergency contact of 37 unrelated men. As two men clash over whether the past should be preserved or protected, they uncover a hidden history of queer found families in Singapore.

Ann Bannon’s provocative 1960 novel about love, identity, marriage, and the secrets that can shatter a seemingly conventional life. When Page and Sunny Pringle discover a devastating secret about their family history, their marriage is thrown into crisis, while lesbian Laura Mann and her husband Jack offer a very different vision of what love and marriage can become.
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An early adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s tale of vanity and corruption, where eternal youth comes at a haunting moral cost.

Oscar Wilde’s classic novel of beauty, vanity, secrecy, and moral decay, and a cornerstone of queer literary history.

Blending historical fact with imaginative storytelling, this vivid literary portrait explores the life, art, and enduring mythology of Andy Warhol, from his humble beginnings to his reign over the glittering world of Pop Art.

An extraordinarily candid 1930 autobiography of a woman who lived, loved, and challenged social conventions decades before the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Published under the pseudonym Mary Casal, The Stone Wall recounts Ruth Fuller Field’s childhood, marriages, relationships with women, and lifelong struggle to understand and live openly according to her own nature.
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In this sweeping speculative thriller, Alan Turing invents a machine capable of sending messages into the past, setting off a hidden legacy of secrecy, ethical dilemmas, and history-altering decisions across generations.

Marlon Brando ignites rebellion and leather-clad cool as the leader of a motorcycle gang shaking up a small town.

An extraordinary collection of journals by pioneering trans artist and writer Red Jordan Arobateau, chronicling decades of queer life, artistic creation, gender transition, and survival on society’s margins.

A bold hard magnet by Peachy Kings featuring a Tom of Finland–inspired illustration of two leathermen in an intimate kiss. Celebrates queer art, desire, and confidence.

A hardcover glimpse into Tom of Finland’s creative process, featuring preparatory sketches that reveal the discipline, joy, and craftsmanship behind his iconic queer imagery.

A deluxe hardcover collection of all 26 Kake comics by Tom of Finland, celebrating one of queer art’s most iconic characters and the birth of the gay clone aesthetic.

Jean Genet’s groundbreaking silent short film, Un Chant d’Amour is a poetic and deeply influential work of queer cinema exploring desire, longing, and intimacy within the walls of a prison.

A rare and compassionate glimpse into pre-Stonewall gay life, following two men whose chance meeting in a New York bathhouse becomes an unexpectedly intimate conversation about loneliness, identity, and connection.

A British barrister risks everything to expose a blackmail ring targeting gay men in this landmark drama that challenged unjust laws.

Inspired by the true history of the infamous Magdalene-style reform schools, this powerful historical novel follows six young women whose courage, friendship, and resilience become their greatest acts of defiance.

Ann Bannon’s gripping second novel of lesbian life in 1950s New York, where Laura, trapped in a turbulent relationship with the formidable Beebo, struggles between fear, desire, and the possibility of a life beyond the shadows. Greenwich Village, complicated friendships, jealousy, and forbidden attraction collide in one of the landmark novels of lesbian pulp fiction.
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