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Disco Doesn’t Suck
By Asa Williams
Prior to the emergence of disco, due to the homophobic laws that prohibited same-sex dancing, most gay bars were underground dance bars; many of their attendees took bail money with them on nights out.
Soundscapes of Freedom in Lagos, Nigeria
By Demilade Phillips
In the last few years, many raves have been quietly popping up through Lagos, Nigeria’s unofficial capital, and the epicenter of Africa’s financial dealings.
Revisiting the Lavender Scare
By Ronald Valdiserri
In a speech given … in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy asserted that the U.S. State Department was riddled with “traitors” …
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Surviving a Kito Experience
By Osadolor Edokpayi
“Can you please come around? I’m preparing noodles. My folks went to church.” It seemed harmless. My mind, innocent and unsuspecting, didn’t sense any red flags. It was just a friendly visit.
Queer Rain: Reflections on James Baldwin’s Untitled
By Stacy Nathaniel Jackson
What of a different world Baldwin steadfastly conjured in his novels, essays, plays, and poems interrogating race, politics, and sexuality? Is that not the definition of worldbuilding?
Those Who Are Saved
By Iryn Tushabe
I didn’t have a boyfriend, so pregnancy checks didn’t bother me. Indeed, they were an opportunity to do the lord’s work; I was omulokole, a saved person.
Book Reviews
A Painter’s Visual Excursions
DAVID HOCKNEY: Paper Trails Edited by Shai Baitel SKIRA. 221 pages, $65. I WELCOME any chance to see artworks by David Hockney, directly or through printed reproductions; but David Hockney: Paper Trails is not what I had hoped for. The book serves as the catalog for the Modern Art Museum Shanghai’s Hockney exhibition, whichMore
Something to Write About Home
Our Evenings is deeply nostalgic, and that is one of its great strengths. It’s by far his most emotional book. The core of the novel is the relationship between mother and son.
Once a Storyteller…
Coinciding with the release of Almodóvar’s first English-language film, which recently won Venice’s Golden Lion Award, the 75-year-old director has released a book of stories, translated by Frank Wynne.
Out of the Pain, a Poetry of Hope
Love Is a Dangerous Word is both vigorous in its rage and intimate in its approach to what it means to be a queer man of color fighting for the simple right to love.
Short Reviews
Reviews of Song of Myself by Arnie Kantrowitz, Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino, and Invasion of the Daffodils by Dino Enrique Piacentini
Where There’s a Will
The momentum of Fathers and Fugitives is maintained by its elegant prose and intricate plotlines. While the thematic complexity, subtle narrative twists, and provocative imagery produce a challenging narrative, the payoff is well worth the effort.