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Category Archives: ask your friendly neighbourhood lesbrarian
A Special Lesbrarian Request: Canadian YA with Gay Boys
Welcome to a special gay boy version of my queer book advice column! In case you haven’t noticed, Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian has officially found a new home at Autostraddle, which I couldn’t be more thrilled about. My first … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 11: Bisexual Women Navigating Queer Communities
Dear Casey the Canadian Lesbrarian, I’m looking for books about the experiences of bisexual women who come out later in life after identifying as straight, and, in particular, the tensions involved in navigating and joining a queer community. Thank you … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian #10: Asexual YA Characters with Different Romantic Orientations
Hi Casey! I was wondering if there are any books out there whose characters have a different sexual orientation to romantic? I’m on the asexual spectrum (I think – I’m so confused right now) and biromantic, but until recently, I … Continue reading
Ask Your Friendly Neighbourhood Lesbrarian # 9: Books With Queer Lady Scientist Characters
Request number two from my friend L: Any books where a queer woman protagonist is a scientist of some kind and that’s not used as a shorthand for her queerness? Well this is a toughie. When I tried googling some … Continue reading