The Invisible Lesbian
I am Oceanerosemarie, an invisible lesbian. Actually, the first person who couldn't see me was myself. More
Selections by Rayma Suprani
"Rayma's drawings often express a level of anger at injustice and then she uses her easy humor to point to the ridiculousness of it all." More
Laid Waste
I’ll keep her safe, which thou canst never do.… She will never know sorrow, nor age, nor infirmity, nor want. More
What is Obscenity?
The word would be censored. The image would be pixelated. I was taught from a very young ago that "manko" was a bad word. More
The PEN Ten with Shani Mootoo
There are certain kinds of ideas and images that are hurtful, that I wish never existed, but censorship does not make them go away. It sends them underground. More
The PEN Ten with Garth Greenwell
A diverse and democratic society depends upon robust protections of free speech. Those protections require our vigilant commitment. More
The PEN Ten with Idra Novey
Translating the words of the writers I most admire has always felt more daring to me than coming up with words of my own. It is such a complex… More
The PEN Ten with Aleksandar Hemon
The role of the people in any democracy is to drive their leaders crazy with demands. Ask not what you can do for your country, but what it must… More
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