Forster’s Maurice and the Birth of a Genre
IN MY YOUTH, I had a strong gaydar when it came to literature, reveling in the homosexual undertones of the classics. Looking back now, it’s hard to believe that…More
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How Gay Was Dorian Gray?
THE AUTHOR of this piece passed away in 2011, having contributed many articles to this publication over the years, including this feature-length review of a book with the somewhat…More
The Man Who Was Dorian Gray
WAS THERE a real-life model for Dorian Gray? Opinion among Wilde scholars is divided, but Jerusha Hull McCormack, who has written a book titled The Man Who Was Dorian Gray…More
South Korean Group Creates a Literary Award
FEW PEOPLE expected the announcement last year of the creation of an LGBT literary award in South Korea, the first such book prize in the “Confucian cultural sphere,” which…More
Saints and Sinners Do New Orleans
IT’S EXHAUSTING being nice. I don’t even want to speak to the woman with neuropathy from Long Island that I sit beside on a bench outside the New Orleans airport…More
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Quipping for Equality It was one of those stage-managed events in which a politician visits a popular venue and has a few awkward encounters with “real people” for the…More
A 1967 Novel Brought an Old Love to Light
BRITISH PUBLIC SCHOOLS—an educational institution roughly the equivalent of the elite private male boarding school in the United States, but far more influential in the formation of social identity…More
On the Poetry of Unrequited Love
WHEN I WAS in the grip of despair about a situation of unrequited love, I decided to make a list of the benefits of that state. Alas, I cannot…More
Wider PrEP Use Could Reduce HIV Infections
LAST MAY, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took a major step toward transforming HIV prevention in the U.S. by recommending that healthcare providers consider prescribing pre-exposure…More
Hobby Lobby Ruling Torpedoes ENDA Bill
A deeply divided Supreme Court ruled late last June in the “Hobby Lobby” case that companies can deny coverage of certain birth control methods if the company’s owners oppose…More