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Each Pride Month, we are excited to recognize the many books we have published that celebrate the members of our LGBTQ+ community! In 2023, many of our books were made open access as part of the Big Ten Open Books Collection on Gender and Sexuality Studies, and we have been thrilled that this has made them more accessible to readers around the world.

This Pride Month, take a look at some of our recent titles in the list below or browse our Gender and Sexuality Studies subject area and the Triangulations series for more.

Big Feelings: Queer and Feminist Indie Rock After Riot Grrrl By Dan DiPiero

“DiPiero is making a huge contribution to indie music and queer feminist studies by treading new waters with his latest book. Big Feelings analyzes the transformation of modern indie music with a passion and enthusiasm that only someone immersed in this subject can possess.” —Theo Cateforis, Author of Are We Not New Wave? Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s

Listen to the book’s Spotify playlist while you read.

Queer Throughlines: Spaces of Queer Activism in South Korea and the Korean Diaspora By Ju Hui Judy Han

Queer Throughlines draws on years of direct participation, interviews, and ethnography to examine transnational Korean LGBTQ+ activism since the 1990s.

“Queer Throughlines represents a magisterial accomplishment in its subject. . . Essential.” —Choice

Queer Relajo: Feeling the Nightscapes of Mexicanidad By David Tenorio

“David Tenorio’s Queer Relajo is a brilliant work that explores the hemispheric construction of non-binary sexuality. Tenorio argues that trans and queer performance create alternate worlds and nightscapes using the liberating power of relajo—defined by Jorge Portilla (1966) as an ‘intimate act of negation.’ Highly recommended.” —Diana Taylor, New York University

Dancing Opacity: Contemporary Dance, Transnationalism, and Queer Possibility in Senegal By Amy E. Swanson

“Dancing Opacity is a groundbreaking, thoroughly researched, well-executed and beautifully written study of the interface between dance and queer discourse in Senegal. Swanson seamlessly blends archival research, solid ethnographic work, and interviews to create a book that effortlessly holds its own against noted texts in queer theory, dance studies and African studies.” —Ayo Coly, Dartmouth College

Intersex Figures in Modern Japanese Literature and Art by Leslie Winston

“[Intersex Figures in Modern Japanese Literature and Art is a] pioneering survey of the representations of intersexuality in modern Japanese literature, visual arts, and popular culture. Explicating the tensions embedded in the figure of the futanari, Winston shows us how the intersex figure has been used to both subvert and reinforce dominant gender binaries—often doing both in the same moment.” —Michael K. Bourdaghs, University of Chicago

Sideways Developments: Queer and Trans Aesthetics of Global Hong Kong By Kai Hang Cheang (forthcoming in July)

"Sideways Developments innovatively employs queer theory, cultural studies, and legal analysis to offer a nuanced understanding of Hong Kong’s socio-political landscape. Kai Hang Cheang not only contextualizes legal advancements in Hong Kong but also connects them to broader discussions about queer rights, making it a valuable contribution to LGBTQ+ scholarship." —John Erni, The Education University of Hong Kong

Lavender Sounds: From Lesbian Radio to Queer Feminist Soundwork By Stacey Copeland (forthcoming in July)

“Rigorous in its evidence and radical in its imagination, Lavender Sounds invites us to orient ourselves toward networks of queer and feminist soundworkers that transcend time and place. In the process, this book reminds us that listening to our queer pasts is a vital tool for imagining our queer futures.” —Hannah McGregor, Simon Fraser University