Arielle Silver-Willner

1 month ago | lilith.org | Arielle Silver-Willner

This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer (Dutton, $29) emerged shortly before Valentine’s Day, but it’s not a romance novel in the traditional sense. The story centers around a couple, Jane and Abe, reflecting on their 50 years of marriage–some sweet, some bitter, many both. Love, however, takes many forms throughout the story: Tender, joyful friendship; yearning for a beloved deceased mother; a complicated parent-child dynamic; a lifelong devotion to art.

May 16, 2024 | lilith.org | Arielle Silver-Willner

The articles you’ve just read are part of an ongoing Lilith exploration of disability, accessibility, and inclusion. For more—including work on disability and sexuality, mental health and neurodiversity, be sure to look out for future Lilith issues. Below, a few of our favorite resources and a reading list. Did we miss something? Email us at [email protected] and we’ll include it in a future issue.

Jan 15, 2024 | bkmag.com | Arielle Silver-Willner

It’s a dark, frigid weeknight in Brooklyn, but Lex (the app affectionately known as queer Craigslist) is buzzing: queer are friends in search of fun in Bushwick, a lonely femme looking for company at Ginger’s in Park Slope, a missed connection at The Woods in Williamsburg. From Bay Ridge to Bed-Stuy, everyone wants to know: “What’s the move tonight?”Before the early ‘90s, Brooklyn was home to a sparkling abundance of dyke and queer spaces.

Nov 1, 2023 | lilith.org | Arielle Silver-Willner

ART: HADAS HAYUN There is no word, no phraseology, no all-encompassing term that describes us or our much-connected hearts. Joan Schuman“Friendly Definitions,” Sinister Wisdom journal“QUEER FOLKS ARE ALWAYS HOOKING UP WITH THEIR FRIENDS.”The LGBTQ+ community is brimming with clichés about friendship, romantic relationships, and the shades of intimacy in between.

Jul 21, 2023 | lilith.org | Arielle Silver-Willner

Art: Laura Berger Lumi is born on the full moon. The window in the hospital room has a clear view of the night sky diluted with milky light, and when you hear the sputtering cry of the newborn creature facing eviction from her den, you think of wolves. After the cord has been snipped and the forms filled out, Phee and the baby nod off, exhausted from their harrowing journey.