Category Archives: GLBT non-fiction
“With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir” by Christine Quinn— A Look at Quinn
Quinn, Christine. “With Patience and Fortitude: A Memoir”, Harper 2013. A Look at Quinn Amos Lassen Christine Quinn, the candidate for mayor of New York City is the first female and openly lesbian Speaker of the New York City Council. Her memoir is the story of her life, her career and her city. She grew …
“To Know a Fallen Angel” by Bernard Amador— Dealing with Sexual Abuse
Amador, Bernard. “To Know a Fallen Angel”, AuthorHouse, 2004. Dealing with Sexual Abuse Amos Lassen This is a true story about how a young boy deals with sexual abuse. Michael is a child who lived in poverty with his family in the South Bronx. He grew up being sexually abused and had to deal with …
“The Greek House: The Story of a Painter’s Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos” by Christian Brechneff with Tim Lovejoy— Finding Inspiration and Love
Brechneff, Christian with Tim Lovejoy. “The Greek House: The Story of a Painter’s Love Affair with the Island of Sifnos”, Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2013. Finding Inspiration and Love Amos Lassen In the spring of 1972, Christian Brechneff went to the Greek island of Sifnos. He was a 21 year old artist in search of …
“Just Queer Folks: Gender and Sexuality in Rural America” by Colin R. Johnson— Gender and Sexual Nonconformity in Rural America
Johnson, Colin R. “Just Queer Folks: Gender and Sexuality in Rural America”, Temple University Press, 2013. Gender and Sexual Nonconformity in Rural America Amos Lassen We tend to think of LGBT life only in terms of urban environments yet we know that it also exits in nonurban and small town America. The rural past seems …
“Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt” by Saul Friedlander— A Life of Shame and Guilt
Friedlander, Saul. “Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt” (Jewish Lives), Yale University Press, 2013. A Life of Shame and Guilt Amos Lassen All of us have our favorite writers but what is interesting is that we cannot say why an author becomes our favorite—there can be reasons that are not easy to explain. …
“cum! the complete guide to orgasm” by Micha Schulze and Christian Scheuss— Making the Climax More Exciting
Schulze, Micha and Christian Scheuss. “cum! the complete guide to orgasm”, Bruno Gmunder, 2013. Making the Climax More Exciting Amos Lassen Gay men know that the sexual climax does not mean that sex is over. We tend to prefer sex that continues even after one of the partners has “shot his load” and there is …
“A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World” by R.B. Parkinson— Those Little Interesting Facts
\ Parkinson, R.B. “A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World”, British Museum Press, 2013. Those Little Interesting Facts Amos Lassen There is history and there is history—one kind of history gives you the facts while the other gives you those little intimate details that make learning so much fun. Gay history has …
“Fire Island Pines: Polaroids 1975-1983″ by Tom Bianchi— A Gay Utopia Caltured on Film
Bianchi, Tom. “Fire Island Pines: Polaroids 1975-1983″, Damiani, 2013. A Gay Utopia Captured on Film Amos Lassen There has been a lot of advance talk about Tom Bianchi’s new book “Fire Island Pines: Polaroids 1975-1983” and if you are familiar with Bianchi’s work, you certainly understand why we await anything new that he does. What …
“Tom of Finland: Life and Work of a Gay Hero” by F. Valentine Hooven III— An Anthology
Valentine Hooven III, F. “Tom of Finland: Life and Work of a Gay Hero”, Bruno Gmunder, 2013. An Anthology Amos Lassen Without a doubt, Tuoko Laaksonen (Tom of Finland) is an artist who has made a major effect on gay life. His drawings show us love and lust and life and contain men who are …
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