Queer Archive
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George Michael
Posted on July 1, 2012 | No CommentsI don’t know much about George Michael, but I do know that some artists do their best work in a repressive enviornment, one where their talent for metaphor is more interesting than their talent for–-specious word–truth, or confession. For gay... -
Fiona Apple
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsSome people stay open to experience, despite the slings and arrows of life’s always outrageous misfortunes. To be a pretnaturally hopeful person is to generally stand apart from one’s more mundane friends and family, among whom complaint too often passes... -
The Widow
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 12 CommentsSnow can be a notorious memory stimulator. Last Saturday, when we experienced what felt like winter weather for the first time in a long time, I was having dinner with a gay female friend who works mostly in Los Angeles.... -
Butt
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 1 CommentIs Butt Magazine the greatest publication in the world? After a nearly two year hiatus, the magazine has returned to the stands, and its importance–it’s beauty and uniqueness–are more evident than ever: absence makes the eyes grow fonder. In part... -
Queer Story
Posted on October 14, 2011 | 1 CommentThe young man sporting the checked cap, the one with the pale skin, ruddy cheeks, and dark facial hair, lives alone, in a flat that’s one step up from a council flat. There are windows in the sitting room and... -
Maybe Racism Won’t Kill Me After all
Posted on August 17, 2011 | 3 CommentsIn recent weeks, I had to spend time in a New England city. I was looking for an apartment. During the search, I reached out to a number of people I hardly knew. One was a middle-aged man I’d had...
