The Freaks of Mayfair offers pleasant distraction with humane portraits of freaks, faddists, climbers, and fakers. Continue reading Forgotten Classics: The Freaks of Mayfair (1916) by E.F. Benson
“Tommy Pico brings his unique personal perspective to this volume. He explores, once again, what it is to be Native American and gay in the United States at that weird moment in history prior to the pandemic.” Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Junk by Tommy Pico @ NYJB
Clout. And suing the bastard. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Angels in America
“On Christopher Street by Mark Seliger is a magnificent volume of stunning photography and heartbreaking stories. It makes the struggles real and immediate.” Continue reading Photography Fridays: On Christopher Street: Transgender Stories, by Mark Seliger @ nyjb
“Where good looking butcherboys are sometimes metamorphosed into princesses in flowing gowns.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Tabernacle
Countee Cullen on black majesty. #BLM Continue reading Commonplace Book: Celebrating Juneteenth #BLM
A few random updates. Happy Pride Month! Continue reading Shelter in Place IV: Pride Mid-Month Update
“Art After Stonewall is an engaging and illuminating chronicle of gay liberation. Art, photography, essays, and interviews reveal a movement in all its triumph and shortcomings.” Continue reading Art After Stonewall, 1969 – 1989, by Jonathan Weinberg @ NYJB
“The Moving Man,” by Edward Field Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Moving Man
“And Then I Danced” by Mark Segal is a memoir about LGBT activism. Continue reading Espresso Shots: And Then I Danced, by Mark Segal
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