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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.

13 Oct 2026

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.'

12 Oct 2026

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.

12 Oct 2026

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

"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

From the Archives

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.'

The Best Gay Novel of All Time

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

The Cut and the Uncut

The politics and erotics of circumcision.

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Making Holleran's previously unpublished columns available online.