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December 1982 ⸱ Jan Carl Park

The Party Will Still Be There When You Get Back

A conversation with Sylvester.
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December 1980 ⸱ Andrew Holleran

Another Opening, Another Laser Beam

Andrew Holleran on the opening of the legendary gay disco, The Saint.
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David Sessions ⸱ Blake Smith

When Gay Self-Help Wasn't Slop

The best gay self-help book of all time was a sex manual, a literary experiment, and a rousing text of gay liberation.
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December 1977 ⸱ Bertha Harris

Bertha Harris on 'The Joy of Lesbian Sex'

'Although my mind tells me I would enjoy a lot of sex very much, the older I get, more of my energy goes into writing than into any sexual adventures.'
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December 1977 ⸱ Edmund White

Edmund White on 'The Joy of Gay Sex'

The literary and erotic personas the celebrated gay novelist tried on to write about gay sex.
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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.'
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"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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April 1979

Gay Power, Gay Myth: Harvey Milk and Randy Shilts

The legend of Harvey Milk and the gay journalist who made it.
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Where Have All the Gay Writers Gone?

The state of gay male media and intellectual life.
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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.'
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The Best Gay Novel of All Time

Re-reading Andrew Holleran's classic novel 'Dancer from the Dance.'
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The Cut and the Uncut

The politics and erotics of circumcision.
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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.
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