‘One of the Boys’ Reviewed

Filed Under Books, Military | February 2nd, 2010

I recently finished reading One Of The Boys – Homosexuality in the Military during World War II by Paul Jackson. As this is the book that the National Film Board of Canada documentary, Open Secrets is based on, and which I’ve featured at this site, I’ve been wanting to sit down and read more about this subject. Read more

The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights

Filed Under Books, Human Rights, Legal | December 14th, 2009

Has the US dealt with class as an anti-discrimination category in sort of meaningful way? Or has discrimination in America graduated from the prejudice of the past to a more insidious targeting of anyone who refuses to convert to the mainstream perception of behavior. Do we punish individualism and insist upon a generic existence for those who wish to taste success in America today? Read more

December’s Strange Book Reviews

Filed Under Books | December 9th, 2009

For those of you who like reading strange topics, check out my strange book reviews I’ve done so far this month: Read more

How I Conquered Two Years of Writer’s Block and Wrote My First Novel

Filed Under Books, Gay Entertainment, Life | November 3rd, 2009

Once upon a time I started writing a novel; about three years ago actually. And then I ran into a few snags. The plot was getting too complicated, the action too tedious and I was starting to not really care about what happened to any of my characters. After about a month’s worth of frustration I gave up and put my notebook aside. Read more

LGBT History Month – Walt Whitman

Filed Under Books, History | October 13th, 2009

Today’s LGBT History Month Post features Walt Whitman and selections from his poetry collection, Leaves of Grass; the “Calamus” cluster of poems. Read more

In Memoriam: Truman Capote

Filed Under Books, Celebs, History, Obits | August 25th, 2009

On this day in history, (August 25, 1984) famed and scandalous American writer Truman Capote died; he was 59. Read more

Strange Summertime Reading

Filed Under Books | June 15th, 2009

In addition to all the gay book reviews I’ve been doing lately, I’ve also been reading some strange books. Read more

My Thoughts on ‘Deflowered – My Life in Pansy Division’

Filed Under Books, Music | June 11th, 2009

Last week I posted an interview of Jon Ginoli from Pansy Division. This week I’ve read his memoir; here’s what I thought about it. Read more

Review of Dirty White Boy – Tales of Soho

Filed Under Books | June 8th, 2009

A few years ago I visited England and one of the areas that I spent a bit of time in that left me with some vivid memories was Soho. More recently I finished reading a book about this very area; it’s called Dirty White Boy – Tales of Soho and it was written by Clayton Littlewood. Read more

Review of Drama Queers!

Filed Under Books | June 5th, 2009

A review of Frank Anthony Polito’s new novel, Drama Queers! Read more

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