Category Archives: Transgender

“A Big Sky in My Heart”: A Review of Shani Mootoo’s Novel Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab

Posted on November 24, 2014 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Can you imagine a more beautiful and provocative beginning to a novel than this: Surely it is a failure of our human design that it takes not an hour, not a day, but much, much longer to relay what flashes … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Postcolonial, Queer, Rural, Shani Mootoo, South Asian, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Transgender | Tagged | 4 Comments

So Many Words of Disarming yet Comforting Queerness: A Review of Ivan E Coyote’s One in Every Crowd

Posted on January 8, 2013 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Whether or not you’re well acquainted with Ivan E. Coyote’s work when you pick up One in Every Crowd, you’re bound to love this most recent collection of hers, the first geared specifically towards queer youth.  As a long-time fan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Fiction, Gay, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, Queer, Short Stories, Trans Masculine, Transgender, Vancouver, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Unrepentant, Brave, and Moving: A Review of Rae Spoon’s First Spring Grass Fire

Posted on December 4, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

For a slim book under 150 pages, transgender musician and now writer Rae Spoon’s first book First Spring Grass Fire sure packs a wicked punch.  First Spring Grass Fire follows the adventures of Rae, a gender-non-normative kid growing up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Coming-of-age, Fiction, Halifax, Ivan E. Coyote, Non-Fiction, Queer, Short Stories, Trans Masculine, Transgender, Young Adult | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

My Top Ten Favourite Authors: All Women, Mostly Queer, Some Canadian

Posted on November 30, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

Feeling inspired by a recent post on Autostraddle about favourite authors and the influences they’ve had in your life, I decided to do a top ten list of my own.  (Speaking of Autostraddle, the latest Lez Libery Lit column mentioned … Continue reading →

Posted in Anne Fleming, Canadian, Caribbean, Fiction, Graphic, Indigenous, Ivan E. Coyote, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Postcolonial, Queer, Shani Mootoo, Short Stories, South Asian, Trans Masculine, Transgender | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

The Word on the Street is Queer: Also, Watch for a Rae Spoon Book Launch Near You

Posted on September 21, 2012 by CaseytheCanadianLesbrarian

The Word on the Street is a national festival centred on, you guessed it, words, in all their diverse glimmering glory.  Taking place in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchner, Toronto, and Halifax and starting in a few days (depending on where … Continue reading →

Posted in Bisexual, Canadian, Farzana Doctor, Fiction, Halifax, Hiromi Goto, Indigenous, Lesbian, Mariko Tamaki, Montreal, News, Poetry, Queer, Toronto, Trans, Trans Masculine, Transgender, Vancouver | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments