The battle cries, blood, sweat, and tears of those who have both come before and will certainly exist after today’s LGBT activists are long gone, are carefully protected and cherished…. read more

“The night of Stonewall, two friends and I sat in Sheridan Square talking with the boys, trying to have a good time.”… read more

As indicated by its subtitle, Barney Frank’s new book covers the life and career of one of the most important figures in American public life in the past forty years… read more

“In a New Century is a repository of sorts: a warm and generous sharing of an elastic intelligence in a provocative and engaging stroll with an illumined guide.”… read more

Frank Spinelli’s memoir is about suffering sexual abuse as a child; the rupture it caused within his family; and his journey to wholeness, a goal attained only after harrowing effort…. read more

From the moment I read the first line of this book, In those days, everyone knew everyone on the island, I was hooked and found it un-put-down-able. Ostensibly a recounting of a young painter’s discovery of a Greek island and his life in a house overlooking the Cycladic Sea, the book is far more. It’s… read more

Intolerable (Harper Collins) is remarkable. One of its most striking qualities is that unlike most coming out or coming-of-age tales, Kamal Al-Solaylee doesn’t limit his scope to his personal story. Writing in light, quick prose, he situates this vigorous narrative of sexual self-discovery and odyssey within two larger themes. Like cupped palms, they overlap and encapsulate a… read more