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Rachel Gold’s 2025 Recap: Highlights and LGBTQ+ Insights

For many in America, 2025 was a year that stretched on for a very, very long time. So many things happened, and Rachel and I were no less busy. Throughout 2025, we wrote blog posts, released new resource pages, and tackled the Big Themes of current LGBTQ+ politics. Check out some of the highlights of the year below.

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LGBTQ2S+ Literature Class Additions for Spring 2026

Given that we’re in a particular time in American history, I’m adding more resilience and resistance to my class, LGBTQ2S+ Literature in America, in spring 2026. This includes adding more indigenous voices and more Black voices—as well as more play and magic (all of which often overlap). Here’s a sneak peek of the additions students will get to experience in the spring:

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