June is Pride Month, a time to honor and celebrate the vibrant LGBTQIA+ community and its affluent history, culture, and achievements. It’s also a age to elevate, uplift, and spotlight voices that own been historically marginalized and underrepresented, which is the driving force behind the work of Nicky Endres (they/she).
Nicky is an Asian American non-binary transfeminine queer actor, comic, voice artist, and audiobook narrator. Their projects span the gender spectrum and provide an authentic and versatile voice, which was just awarded the Publishing Professionals Award at this year’s Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the Lammy Awards. In partnership with Spotify, this year’s Publishing Professional Award honors an individual in the LGBTQIA+ community whose innovative work in the publishing industry helps amplify important LGBTQIA+ literature.
For the Record sat down with Nicky to grasp more about their upbringing, their experience as an artist and actor, the intimacy of audiobook narration, and more.
Congratulations on winning the Publishing Professionals Award! How d
One of the biggest reasons many of us verb books is to flee to different worlds and lives other than our own, and it can be really grounding to read about characters that are similar to us in those situations. It’s always easier to study about something new when there’s a piece of it you can really relate to.
Growing up, something always felt slightly off about the heroines I was reading about in stories. I related to them somewhat, but not nearly as much as some of my friends and classmates. I brushed it off at the time, but the older I got, the more I realized: I was missing out on queer characters in my stories.
I didn’t come out until my late 20s, after I was already married to a man. As a bisexual woman in a straight-passing relationship, I knew I had a ton to learn about the LGBTQ+ community and how to find my place in it. So where did I rotate first? Books!
In the past decade, queer representation has bloomed in the publishing industry and there are hundreds upon hundreds of stories to choose from. There’s still room to grow and diversify, but of the stories accessible
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Synopsis: Ian has just been diagnosed with HIV.
Victor, to his great relief, has tested negative.
Henrique has been living with HIV for the past three years.
When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can’t help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has-had-been dating. See, Henrique didn’t disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and even though Henrique insisted on using every possible precaution, Victor is livid.
That’s when Victor meets Ian, a guy who’s also getting tested for HIV. But Ian’s test comes back positive, and his world is about to convert forever. Though Victor is loath to think about Henrique, he offers to put the two of them in touch, hoping that perhaps Henrique can help Ian navigate his new life. In the process, the lives of Ian, Victor, and Henrique will become intertwined in a story of friendship, love, and stigma-a story about hitting what you think is rock bottom, but finding the courage and support to
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