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Remembering Steven on the Streets of L.A.
By Brian Gleason
Steven was five feet nine inches tall and about one hundred forty pounds, just having crossed into his thirties when I met him at the Gauntlet Bar back in 1980s Los Angeles. He smacked my ass when I leaned in for a pool shot, which I missed, but I made the crossing glance to see his trickster smile…
I Am Here
by Isabella de Carrington
It is July 2016, and I am heading off to a ball. “Sparkle Ball” is part of a transgender festival called Sparkle Weekend, where trans people gather to celebrate our transness…
Before There Were Role Models
by Andrew Sarewitz
I had no gay role models growing up—not in life or literature, on TV or in movies, so I didn’t know what I was supposed to do…
The First Time I Said No
by Jon King
Over the summer, I found a group of friends. None of them seemed to like each other much, but they were united in sleeping with me. I was a sure thing. If they asked me to sleep with them, the word no would not leave my mouth. This was my summer life: days as a cobbler, nights as a clubber…