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Books ⸱ Charles Silverstein ⸱ Edmund White

'Male Homosexuality is a Brand-New Phenomenon'

The original introduction to Charles Silverstein and Edmund White's classic, 'The Joy of Gay Sex.'

10 Oct 2026

Podcast ⸱ David Sessions ⸱ Blake Smith

Gay Power, Gay Myth: Harvey Milk and Randy Shilts

The legend of Harvey Milk and the gay journalist who made it.

30 Sep 2026

Podcast ⸱ David Sessions ⸱ Blake Smith

Where Have All the Gay Writers Gone?

The state of gay male media and intellectual life.

15 Sep 2026

July 1978 ⸱ Andrew Holleran ⸱ Charles Ortleb

Andrew Holleran's 1978 'Dancer' Interview

Online for the first time, Andrew Holleran's 1978 interview with 'Christopher Street' on the publication of 'Dancer from the Dance.'

12 Sep 2026

Podcast ⸱ David Sessions ⸱ Blake Smith

The Best Gay Novel of All Time

Re-reading Andrew Holleran's classic novel 'Dancer from the Dance.'

1 Sep 2026

Podcast ⸱ David Sessions ⸱ Blake Smith

The Cut and the Uncut

The politics and erotics of circumcision.

19 Aug 2026

"We always thought our task was to open a space, a forum, where the developing gay culture could manifest and experience itself."

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The Christopher Street Reader

In Praise of Jockey Shorts

To fathom their profound erotic hold, it may be useful here to identify the properties of jockey shorts and reflect upon their connotations.

On Getting Thrown Out of Parties

Almost every man you will meet at a party in Manhattan is a coward.

Andrew Holleran in 'Christopher Street' (1978-1995)

Making Holleran's previously unpublished columns available online.

Are Straight Women Gay Men?

Why it's gay to think about straight women.

What is Pride For?

Pride is a standing communal ritual capacious enough for our ambivalence.

When Gay Men Reinvented Love

Christopher Street's "Anatomy of a Love Affair" in the age of sad gay dating slop.