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To the End: Queer Writers on Divorce and Liberation
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Expected 10 Nov 2624 stories of queer divorce—a groundbreaking book of essays that unflinchingly explores love, loss, and liberation beyond the confines of cishet marriage
To the End, edited by Morty Diamond, is a raw and fearless book of essays that delves into the messy realities, impossible heartbreaks, and profound liberations inherent to queerly uncoupling in the 21st century.
Across 24 essays, queer, trans, nonbinary, and intersex writers share their firsthand accounts of divorce, separation, and transformation, giving readers an intimate look at the stories that are often elided in straight, mainstream narratives—or in basically every divorce book out there.
This collection uplifts each writer’s lived truth, pushing back against respectability power plays that But we fought so hard for this. Don’t give people the wrong idea. Think about the damage that speaking out could do. Instead, Diamond and contributors foreground real stories of what happens when love ends, through specific queer When your partner won’t accept your transition. When covert narcissistic abuse destabilizes your world. When your Daddy bails in an email after 20 years. When you trade “legitimacy” for a part of yourself.
The essays highlight, too, the unexpected joys, profound liberations, and necessary transformations we discover when we find our way back to ourselves. Each richly textured, deeply evocative reclamation—whether through spiritual growth, euphoric embodiment, deepened connections, the right kind of sex, or community aftercare—affims that divorce can be devastating—but it can also be a catalyst for freedom.
To the End, edited by Morty Diamond, is a raw and fearless book of essays that delves into the messy realities, impossible heartbreaks, and profound liberations inherent to queerly uncoupling in the 21st century.
Across 24 essays, queer, trans, nonbinary, and intersex writers share their firsthand accounts of divorce, separation, and transformation, giving readers an intimate look at the stories that are often elided in straight, mainstream narratives—or in basically every divorce book out there.
This collection uplifts each writer’s lived truth, pushing back against respectability power plays that But we fought so hard for this. Don’t give people the wrong idea. Think about the damage that speaking out could do. Instead, Diamond and contributors foreground real stories of what happens when love ends, through specific queer When your partner won’t accept your transition. When covert narcissistic abuse destabilizes your world. When your Daddy bails in an email after 20 years. When you trade “legitimacy” for a part of yourself.
The essays highlight, too, the unexpected joys, profound liberations, and necessary transformations we discover when we find our way back to ourselves. Each richly textured, deeply evocative reclamation—whether through spiritual growth, euphoric embodiment, deepened connections, the right kind of sex, or community aftercare—affims that divorce can be devastating—but it can also be a catalyst for freedom.
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Expected publication November 10, 2026
About the author
Morty Diamond
7 books17 followers"Morty Diamond is a Jewish transsexual writer/ artist/ filmmaker currently living and working in Los Angeles. Morty has edited two anthologies showcasing the trans experience from the perspective of transgender writers: From the Inside Out (Manic D Press) and the forthcoming Gendered Hearts (Alyson Press). Diamond also uses performance art to make gender and trans bodies visible in public spaces. Past pieces include "My Year In Pink," in which he wore head to toe pink everyday for a full year and "Ask A Tranny," where he allowed strangers to ask him questions about transsexuality while sitting at a booth set up in Time Square. He recently performed "Tranny Ramble Tamble" at PS1 in NYC. Perhaps his best known work is the film he produced and directed, Trans Entities. This eye-opening erotic documentary follows a real life trans couple as they explore the intersection between their gender and sexuality. Morty is currently working with trans artist Cooper Lee Bombardier on publishing the first literary and arts magazine focused on the transgender and transsexual community.
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July 26, 2026
ARC provided by NetGalley.
This book is hands down fantastic. From the time we are able to understand language, we are taught about this magical thing called “Marriage” (definitely requires a capital M). Whether that education comes in the form of people explaining the notion or those dumb little jokes adults make at children (i.e Oooh are you going to marry them?!) we all know what marriage is by the time we hit school. It’s particularly drilled into girls at a young age. Girls are encouraged to think about and plan their (potential) weddings before we can even understand the politics behind marriage! I might be ranting a little but it’s worth it. This book is that good.
Every story is so incredibly personal and varied. For so long after same sex marriage was legalised, to present day really, it felt like (as a community) some kind of a defeat to get divorced as a Queer couple. We were even weirdly blamed for the rise in divorce! But these stories, these very personal recollections, they tell stories of relationship breakdown and how different that can look and feel from relationship to relationship. Yes divorce can absolutely be awful; but it can also be liberating.
This book is not about love. This book showcases how all people and relationships are different and unique, and each individual breakdown is just as varied. It also delves into the political and social ramifications of both marriage and divorce. Growing up, NO ONE talks about how important it is to understand that despite its often inferred religious ties and implications, first and foremost marriage is a political institution.
This book is hands down fantastic. From the time we are able to understand language, we are taught about this magical thing called “Marriage” (definitely requires a capital M). Whether that education comes in the form of people explaining the notion or those dumb little jokes adults make at children (i.e Oooh are you going to marry them?!) we all know what marriage is by the time we hit school. It’s particularly drilled into girls at a young age. Girls are encouraged to think about and plan their (potential) weddings before we can even understand the politics behind marriage! I might be ranting a little but it’s worth it. This book is that good.
Every story is so incredibly personal and varied. For so long after same sex marriage was legalised, to present day really, it felt like (as a community) some kind of a defeat to get divorced as a Queer couple. We were even weirdly blamed for the rise in divorce! But these stories, these very personal recollections, they tell stories of relationship breakdown and how different that can look and feel from relationship to relationship. Yes divorce can absolutely be awful; but it can also be liberating.
This book is not about love. This book showcases how all people and relationships are different and unique, and each individual breakdown is just as varied. It also delves into the political and social ramifications of both marriage and divorce. Growing up, NO ONE talks about how important it is to understand that despite its often inferred religious ties and implications, first and foremost marriage is a political institution.
June 27, 2026
What a beautiful anthology. I've always grown up hearing my eldest sister question why people would even desire marriage, what worth does a signed paper and different title offer you? The only positive she could ever settle on was financial benefits, joint bank accounts and all that. I enjoyed getting to read how marriage can, as my sister expected, not be worth it. This strange convention, this myth, has become such a large societal norm, but that doesn't mean it fits every human. The fact that this was queer was only a fun bonus as I worked my way through each author's story. I'm glad to have gotten the chance to read this and I hope many others find it, too.
August 29, 2026
This book is a MANDATORY read for anyone considering marriage and/or reproduction with a partner!
Thank you to each of the contributors for their vulnerability.
Thank you NetGalley for my copy.
Thank you to each of the contributors for their vulnerability.
Thank you NetGalley for my copy.
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