Authors

Andrew Holleran

Andrew Holleran is the author of several novels, including the celebrated ‘Dancer from the Dance’ (1979) and, most recently, ‘The Kingdom of Sand’ (2022). He was a regular contributor to Christopher Street.

George Stambolian

George Stambolian (1938-1991) taught French at Wellesley College and was editor of the ‘Men on Men’ collection of gay fiction. His interviews with gay men frequently appeared in Christopher Street.

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.

David Sessions

David Sessions is a historian and co-host of the "Off Christopher Street" podcast. His writing has appeared in The New Republic, The Point, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere.

Blake Smith

Blake Smith is a historian, translator and co-host of the 'Off Christopher Street' podcast. He has written many essays on the Christopher Street scene in Tablet, The Hedgehog Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere.

Edmund White

Simon Karlinsky

Simon Karlinsky (1924-2009) was a professor of Slavic languages and literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He wrote widely on homosexuality in Russian literature in Christopher Street and other gay publications.

Neil Alan Marks

Philip Gefter

Christopher Bram

Gilles Barbedette

Michel Foucault

Tim Dlugos

The Editors

Michael Musto

Michael Musto is a journalist best known for his 'La Dolce Musto' column in The Village Voice. He has written about New York’s club scene, pop culture, and gay life.

Lawrence Mass

Patrick Gallagher

Seymour Kleinberg

Seymour Kleinberg (1933-2020) was a professor and artist who contributed many essays to Christopher Street, some of which were collected in his book, 'Alienated Affections: Being Gay in America.'

Perry Deane Young

Perry Deane Young (1941-2019) was a journalist who covered the Vietnam War. He co-authored the memoir of David Kopay, the first NFL player to come out, and wrote 'God's Bullies,' an investigation of the New Right.

Charles Ortleb

Charles Ortleb was the publisher of Christopher Street and its sister newspaper, the New York Native.