Perth based writer Laura N. Andrews has written six books of romantic fiction, most of her stories feature male same-sex couples. She shares with us how she got into writing and about her latest BDSM themed work. When did you first get into writing, and what made you decide to focus on romance novels? Reading […]
Western Australian author Holden Sheppard is one of six writers nominated for the prestigious Hungerford Award for his latest work exploring the experience of growing up gay in regional WA. Invisible Boys follows four gay teenagers living in present day Geraldton, alternating between their different viewpoints as they struggle with the issues that surround coming […]
Our Young Man by Edmund White Bloomsbury Edmund White is a legend in GLBTI fiction and nonfiction writing. He wrote ‘The Joy of Gay Sex’ with Charles Silverstein in 1977 and has explored gay life in New York in his famous trilogy. Largely autobiographical, ‘Boys Own Story’ relates a young boy’s sexual awakening; ‘The Beautiful […]
British author Ian McEwan has been criticised for recent comments he made about transgender people. McEwan has shared his thoughts about the recent debates about transgender people saying that he considers himself to be old fashioned and he can’t see someone who has a penis as being anything other than a man. Speaking at Britain’s […]
Two identities in the local community are releasing books this month. Graham Douglas-Meyer, leader of the Freedom 2 Be group, is publishing his autobiography ‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’ which explores his personal journey of embracing his sexuality while maintaining his spirituality. Douglas-Meyer’s book asks the central question, can you be gay and […]
