Since 1989, the Lammys (as they're known colloquially) have recognized the critical role LGBTQ writers play in shaping our culture and society at large. These awards serve as a capstone on a monumental, mountain-moving year of queer reads.

Many of the books mentioned above are among the many finalists for the 32 nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards, which is exclusively announcing today. “Yet in many places in this world right now, it is still dangerous to be LGBTQ, which makes it all the more important to write and share our stories so that queer life can be better understood and celebrated.” “LGBTQ visibility has increased and the general public's understanding of the queer community has deepened,” says Sue Landers, the Executive Director of Lambda Literary, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of and showcasing LGBTQ authors and works. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Moreover, Bernardine Evaristo's experimental novel-in-verse Girl, Woman, Other-which includes a lesbian and non-binary person as main characters-was a co-winner of one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world: the UK's Booker Prize. Need proof? Poet Ocean Vuong's luminous debut novel On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous-a fictionalized love letter to his Vietnamese mother and, in some ways, his own queer self-was not only a bestseller but was, according to certain metrics, the best reviewed book of the year. Our stories, which once were told only in the shadows, are finally coming to into the light. In our list of the LGBTQ books that'll change the literary landscape in 2020, we wrote that the previous year had seen something of a sea change in the kind of coverage afforded to queer literature.

The winners will be announced live on Monday, June 8 in New York City, at a lively ceremony hosted by comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Bowen Yang.

This year's nominees include Jacqueline Woodson, Ocean Vuong, Saeed Jones, Nicole Dennis-Benn, Carmen Maria Machado, & many more.For 30 years, the Lammys have honored the LGBTQ community’s longstanding contribution to literature.is exclusively announcing the finalists of the 32nd Annual Lambda Literary Awards (a.k.a.

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