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The Book of Daniel: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
The Book of Daniel
(5 out of 5 stars)Simply put, this is the best show you never saw on television. The Book of Daniel was a short lived series that aired on NBC for a mere three episodes before it was canceled. The complete series spanned seven episodes altogether, the final four were […]
Book Review: Love and Politics: Radical Feminist and Lesbian Theories
by Carol Anne Douglas.
San Francisco: ism press, 1990.
363 p., illus.
In her book Love and Politics, Carol Anne Douglas makes a commendable effort to delineate the sometimes overlapping and confusing discourses of “traditional” radical feminism. Focusing on various points of contention between different schools of thought, from women’s lib-era critiques of gender to the late-80’s battles […]Book Review: Being, Being Happy, Being Gay: Pathways to a Rewarding Life for Lesbians and Gay Men
by Bert Herrman.
San Francisco, CA : Alamo Square Press, 1990.
125 p., illus.
his little volume follows a familiar format for self-help books, with chapters on various topics that pair observations from the psychologist author with case anecdotes from clients. In this instance, the author is gay and his clients gay or lesbian, but the focus of […]You’ll Get Over It: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
You’ll Get Over It
2.5 out of 5 starsYou’ll Get Over It is a foreign film that originally aired in France. It centers around its protagonist Vincent, an 18 year old high school senior and star of the swim team. The film chronicles Vincent’s coming out process, and how it affects the lives […]
Book Review: Bisexual Resource Guide 2000
edited by Robyn Ochs.
Cambridge, MA : Bisexual Resource Center, 1999.
303 p., illus.
As much as “bisexual chic” has done to convince people that bisexuality is cool, and even common, there does not seem to be an easy way to actually meet and talk to others who are bisexual. It is equally difficult to find bisexual […]Mysterious Skin: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Mysterious Skin:
4 out of 5 starsThe first time I watched this film was thanks to my boyfriend introducing it to me.
“Is it good?” I asked him as he put the DVD in.
“No.” He replied
“Is it bad?” I laughed. “Why are we watching it?”
“It’s not bad…it’s…it just is.” […]Book Review: Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers
edited by Shawn Stewart Ruff.
New York, NY : Henry Holt, 1996.
544 p.
Go the Way Your Blood Beats compiles fiction by African-American authors which uses bisexuality and homosexuality as literary themes. Shawn Ruff, editor of the anthology, clarifies in the introduction that the collection is not based on the sexual orientation of the authors. Rather, the […]The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green:
4.5 out of 5 starsI actually saw this movie for the first time at a monthly movie screening club that was held at Willkie, and when I did, I knew immediately it was the kind of film I could watch over and over again. I’ve watched it […]
Revolutionary Voices : A review
Say, you want a revolution? Do you find yourself turned off by the racism, sexism, classism, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexism, and ableism that dominates the struggle for LGBT rights? Are you an intersex bisexual or poor Latina dyke wondering why you can’t find yourself in the gay community or most of the literature? […]
Another Gay Movie: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Another Gay Movie
(3.5 out of 5)
If you’re looking for a heartfelt coming of age story, complete with a strong moral accompanied by a brilliant plot and scriptwriting…Another Gay Movie may not be the film for you. Then again, if you couldn’t figure that out simply by staring at the cover of the […]Book Review: Growing Up Gay
by Jaffe Cohen, Danny McWilliams, and Bob Smith.
New York : Hyperion, 1995.
242 p., illus.
As a gay male in my late twenties, I found myself unable to relate to much of this book. Growing Up Gay was supposedly written to be “the book we wish we’d had when we were growing up” (pg. 6), I […]Summer Storm: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Summer Storm:
(5 out of 5 stars)I don’t think I know a single person who didn’t grow up with a lot of angst during their adolescences, and that goes double for anyone of homosexual orientation who spent their high school years in the closet. Taking it one step further though, I’ve got to say what […]
Book Review: Borderlands = La Frontera: The New Mestiza
by Gloria Anzaldua.
San Francisco, CA : Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1987.
203 p.
This most influential book explores, performs, and exhibits the experience of living simultaneously in two places, cultures, languages, realities at once. Probing autobiographically into the mystical perceptions, strategic possibilities, sexual pleasures, and gender displacements of being a lesbian chicana or border person living and working […]Dante’s Cove: Season 1: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Dante’s Cove: Season 1
(2.5 out of 5 stars)If you’ve come across Dante’s Cove then chances are you’re like me, and by that I mean you’re drawn to shows that heavily focus on the paranormal. When it was on the air, I was a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I adored […]
Travelling the Gay USA: Book Reviews
Fodor’s Gay Guide to the USA
edited by Andrew Collins.
New York, NY: Fodor’s Travel Publications, 1996.
489 p., illus., maps.
The Queerest Places: A National Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites
by Paula Martinac.
New York, NY: Henry Holt, 1997.
350 p., illus.
Whenever I travel, I’m the sort who reads alot before I head for the airport. So […]Hellbent: A Guest Review from Nick Butcher
Hellbent:
(3 out of 5 stars)
The most important thing I have to stress about Hellbent is that when watching it, you must keep one thing above all else in mind. This movie’s strength does not lie in its acting, its plotline, or its character development (then again, when was the last time you saw […]Book Review: Invention of Heterosexuality
by Jonathan Ned Katz.
City, ST : Publisher, date.
p., illus.
Have you ever wanted a historically-based refutation to the statement “heterosexuality is completely natural and has been around since the dawn of time”? While Katz’ book may not provide spell-bounding excitement which urges you to plunge into the next chapter, it does offer a solid argument, […]