Michael Denneny

Michael Denneny (1943-2023) was a co-founder of Christopher Street and a pioneering gay publisher. ‘On Christopher Street,’ an anthology of his essays, was published in 2023.

February 1978 Michael Denneny

Anatomy of a Love Affair

In interviews with 'Christopher Street' editor Michael Denneny about their three-year affair, Philip and Neil try to make sense of what they meant to each other and what it was like to invent a modern gay relationship.
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The Christopher Street Reader Michael Denneny

Why Gay Men Need a Literary Magazine

Michael Denneny's introduction to the magazine from 'The Christopher Street Reader.'
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February 1978 Neil Alan MarksMichael Denneny

Anatomy of a Love Affair: Neil

"I fell in love with him the minute I saw him...I just melted."
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February 1978 Philip GefterMichael Denneny

Anatomy of a Love Affair: Philip

"And all of a sudden I realized that his body felt absolutely...it was like the perfect answer to all my needs."
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April 1977 Michael Denneny

Dead Souls at ‘The New Yorker’: A Puzzling Case

Critic George Steiner makes a tortured attack on Simon Karlinsky’s study of Nikolai Gogol’s homosexuality.
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