The Monthly Digest: July 2019

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City and all the accomplishments of the modern LGBTQ movement, LARB ran a number of articles in June that examine the movement’s legacy. And as we do every month, we also published interviews with leading LGBTQ authors and reviews of their recent work. — LARB Editorial

Is That All There Is?: Queer Culture and Politics on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Much has changed in the 50 years since the flashpoint of the modern LGBTQ movement, but there is still much more to do.
Eric NewmanJun 29, 2019
Queer History Uncovered: A Conversation with Matthew Riemer
Michael Valinksy interviews queer historian Matthew Riemer about his new labor of love, “We Are Everywhere,” co-written with Leighton Brown.
Michael ValinskyJun 26, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
The Beauty of Men: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
"On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous," the debut novel from poet Ocean Vuong, demands a different way of looking and valuing what is seen.
Min Hyoung SongJun 24, 2019
- Fiction
Failing Better: A Conversation with Ocean Vuong
Viet Thanh Nguyen talks with Ocean Vuong about the urgency of poetry, family inheritance, and the refugee experience.
Viet Thanh NguyenJun 24, 2019
- Fiction
- Poetry
Love and Death: On Jericho Brown’s “The Tradition”
Richie Hofmann considers “The Tradition” by Jericho Brown.
Richie HofmannJun 18, 2019
- Poetry
Reading the Rainbow: A Pride Reading List
Sarah Neilson invites us to read the rainbow in a broad and diverse LGBTQIA+ reading list for Pride Month.
Sarah NeilsonJun 14, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
Cruising for Sex, Cruising the Political: Alex Espinoza’s “Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime”
Michael Nava reviews Alex Espinoza’s “Cruising: An Intimate History of a Radical Pastime.”
Michael NavaJun 12, 2019
Writing About Binyavanga Wainaina
On the Kenyan author’s rich — and discomfiting — intellectual legacy.
Raksha VasudevanJun 11, 2019
Unthinking the Family in “Full Surrogacy Now”
Madeline Lane-McKinley considers Sophie Lewis's new book, "Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family."
Madeline Lane-McKinleyJun 10, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics