Andrew Holleran is the author of several novels, including the celebrated ‘Dancer from the Dance’ (1978) and, most recently, ‘The Kingdom of Sand’ (2022). He was a regular contributor to Christopher Street.
As King Lear said, “Let copulation thrive; the gilded fly doth lecher in my sight.” As Anthony said of Cleopatra, “She makes hungry where most she satisfies.”
“Why do gays love ruins?” I said to my friends when we emerged into the crisp autumn sunlight of a Sunday afternoon. “The Lower West Side, the docks. Why do we love slums so much?”