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Sep 2, 20205 min read
Speedy and Bam
STORY: When I was in graduate school in Boston in the mid-1970s, my attraction to other guys was proving intractable and I feared it...
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Sep 12, 20191 min read
BAMMER and Me: Edward Field, Gay Life after WWll (Part 2)
PODCAST—EPISODE 6: Renowned poet and author Edward Field discusses with Mike, his colorful and bohemian life after WW2, including his...
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Jan 12, 20193 min read
“We Rebuke This Spirit of Homosexuality!”
STORY: I had looked into those blue eyes many times before. When he would jump on me to wake me up whilst still in just his briefs,...
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Jan 4, 20194 min read
The Ins and Outs of Dating
STORY: August 2012 - September 8, 2013—For a lot of closeted gay men, the Internet, social media, and smartphone apps offer an excellent...
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May 19, 20182 min read
Coming Out, 1982
STORY: During my first few years in NYC, I only had one foot out of the closet. I had my gay friends, and I had my straight friends and...
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