When I get in this mood, I turn to queer historical romance. Seeing queer people build their own happiness brick by brick no matter what the world thinks of them nourishes something in me.

The gentle teen queer romance, “Young Hearts,” should be retitled “First Love,” as it depicts the gay sexual awakening of ...

Boston pop singer Zola Simone is celebrating her 22nd birthday by dropping the full-length album, “Kaleidoscope.” ...