Summer Escapes: ‘Sanctuary’
THE IMPULSE for any minority to seek out safe spaces or sanctuaries exists in proportion to the oppression they suffer in their social world. From the Catacombs of Rome…More
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Pride Issue: ‘The Celluloid Fishbowl’
THIS ISSUE’S THEME is of course a reference to Vito Russo’s 1981 book, The Celluloid Closet, which documented the many films in pre-Stonewall America that hinted at an LGBT…More
Springtime in the City: Sites of San Francisco’
WHAT’S SURPRISING is that we haven’t done a “San Francisco” issue before this in light of the city’s centrality to LGBT history and culture. I believe the only other…More
Holiday Issue: ‘Notes from Underground’
Overview of November-December 2023 Issue.
MoreEarly Fall: ‘Cracking the Closet’
IN OLDEN TIMES the concept of “the closet” didn’t exist, and the idea of “coming out” had yet to be invented. Nevertheless, starting in the 19th century, a number…More
Letters to the Editor
Readers’ Thoughts.
MoreSummer Getaway: ‘Fantasy Lands’
TODAY’S digital technologies have created possibilities for whole new worlds of immersion and experience, and with them a panoply of subcultures organized around these sites. Under the rubric of “Fantasy Lands,” let us visit a few of these milieux with relevance to LGBT life and culture.
MorePride Issue: ‘The Impresarios’
Introduction to issue.
MoreSpringtime: “The Age of Innocence”
BY “The Age of Innocence” I have in mind the cultural period just before the medicalization of homosexuality in the early 20th century, when it was still possible to…More
If Winter Comes… ‘Larger Than Life’
Intro to the January-February 2023 Issue.
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