The Seventies

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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Fiction Andrew Holleran

Nipples

A story by Andrew Holleran from the December 1979 issue.
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April 1979 Andrew Holleran

Fast-Food Sex

Weary of sex even—yes, I’m not afraid to admit it: I was congratulating that man for having sex only three times in the past year.
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December 1978 Edmund White

Deep in the Heart of Gay Texas

Edmund White reports from Texas on its raw gay bars, charming Southern values, machismo, and angry Baptists.
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February 1978 Philip GefterNeil Alan Marks

Anatomy of A Love Affair: Postscript

Philip and Neil react to their own interviews and each other's.
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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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September 1977 Edmund White

Fantasia on the Seventies

Edmund White reflects on the decade's sexual extravaganza and coupling patterns.
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April 1977 Patrick Gallagher

Life With Daddy(s)

Buying love an affection is often unnecessary—and always impossible.
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