'Gay' Category
Remembering E. Lynn Harris
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 […]
Reminder: Gay Travels in the Muslim World Tomorrow!
Important Reminder:
Gay Travels in the Muslim World editor Michael Luongo is coming to Bloomington tomorrow to read from his ground breaking new book. Thursday, July 10th, Luongo will be doing a reading at Rachel’s Cafe from 6:30-8:30 (300 E. 3rd Street, corner of Lincoln).
And if you can’t make it to Rachel’s Cafe, you can […]Gay Travels in the Muslim World
Gay Travels in the Muslim World editor Michael Luongo is coming to Bloomington next week to read from his ground breaking new book. Thursday, July 10th, Luongo will be interviewed on BloomingOUT, Bloomington’s own Midwest GLBT Radio Show at 6pm.
Following this, Luongo will be doing a reading at Rachel’s Cafe from 6:30-8:30 (300 E. […]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 […]June is Gay Pride!
June is gay pride month! In celebration of the Stonewall Riots that “kicked-off” the gay rights movement on June 28th, 1969. Make sure to get your pride on this summer with these gayeriffic reads!
Gay Pride: A Celebration of All Things Gay & Lesbian – William J. Mann
Does what the title says: all things gay. […]Gay Tales of the City Author
AfterElton.com has an exclusive interview with Armistead Maupin, author of the gay series Tales of the City. Find the nitty gritty on Maupin’s life, characters, and why Maupin doesn’t consider his most recent book, Michael Tolliver Lives to be a sequel to the original series.
The GLBT Library carries Michael Tolliver Lives, as well as all […]Sun Signs and Love Signs
How do gay and lesbian astrology guides differ from straight astrology guides? According to astrologer Michael Yawney, sun signs express themselves differently, based on the specifics of one’s life. These books break down psyches and relationships with an eye kept out for gay and lesbian love!
Lesbian Love Signs: An Astrological Guide for Women Loving Women […]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 […]
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 […]Movies about Movies
Who doesn’t love a good movie, especially a movie that shows or hints at being queer? These movies are all different documentaries about different aspects of queer film. Enjoy!
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
This film about queer films boats to be “the most entertaining gay history lesson you’ve ever had” as it […]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 […]
Books that Dare: Coverage of the Lammies
We’ve already post the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, but the most exciting part of the awards is the awards show. And coverage is pouring in from everywhere.
The Advocate writes:
Perhaps that’s because in a part of the world where awards […]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? […]
Couples in Cali getting re-married
The Advocate has a lovely article up about couples in California who married in San Francisco in 2004 getting re-married - legally this time. And it includes some familiar faces, like actvists Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon and writer Jewel Gomez.
We have some excellent documentaries about marriage equality in California, including One Wedding and A […]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 […]