Blake Buesnel; Storytide Jonathan Van Ness knows what it can be like to grow up queer in a small town. And Julie Murphy is passionate about young people seeing themselves in media, whatever that ...

too Jonathan Van Ness knows what it can be like to grow up queer in a small town. And Julie Murphy is passionate about young people seeing themselves in media, whatever that looks like.

Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy co-wrote a new YA LGBTQ+ book Let Them Stare (out now) The book follows a teen stuck in his small town after their internship falls through. When they find a vintage ...

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Jonathan Van Ness credits his pets for getting him to the happy place he is in life today. The Queer Eye star gushes over his furry family — which consists of five cats and three dogs — while ...

The co-authors' new YA novel has it all: a disaffected teen in a small town, a haunted vintage bag and some "awww"-worthy moments Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy co-wrote a new YA LGBTQ+ book ...