Leona Beasley writes about the eccentric, often queer and funny characters from her Southern youth despite having escaped to the North to get away from them. In this episode, Stephanie and Lauren chat with Leona about her debut novel, Something Better Than Home.By Lez Talk

Rice contributed to the recently published collection Solace: Writing, Refuge, and LGBTQ Women of Color. She has been published in various anthologies, including the revised edition of does your mama know?: Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories. Her journalism has garnered a National Ethnic Media Award from New America Media and recognition on Utne Read…