Category Archives: GLBT non-fiction
“Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star” by Rich Merritt— “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn”
Merritt, Rich. “Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star”, Kensington Books, 2005. “The Marine Who Did Gay Porn” Amos Lassen The Advocate Magazine which was once the mouthpiece of the LBT community before it was gobbled up by Regent Media and became just another gay tabloid outed Rich Merritt with the headline of “The Marine …
“Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World” by Shereen El Feki— Sex in Egypt
El Feki, Shereen. “Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World”, Pantheon, 2013. Sex in Egypt Amos Lassen It is impossible not to be aware of how much the Muslim world has changed in the last few months. But the changes that we hear of are those that are political. There have …
“If It’s A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy” by Jeremy Hooper— Growing Up Gay
Hooper, Jeremy. “If It’s A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy”, Good as You, 2012. Growing Up Gay Amos Lassen I picked up a copy of this book at Rainbow Book Fair but I am not sure why I did not have a chance to speak with its author because I …
“Queer Love in Film and Television: Critical Essays” edited by Pamela Demory and Christopher Pullen—The New Visibility
Demory, Pamela and Christopher Pullen (editors). “Queer Love in Film and Television: Critical Essays”, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. The New Visibility Amos Lassen We are everywhere now, visible in popular culture and in the worlds of socio-politics but it was not that long ago that we had to search to find positive representations of our …
“Best Sex Writing 2013: The State of Today’s Sexual Culture” edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel— Nonfiction on Sexuality
Bussel, Rachel Kramer (editor). “Best Sex Writing 2013: The State of Today’s Sexual Culture”, Cleis Press, 2013. Nonfiction on Sexuality Amos Lassen Rachel Kramer Bussel is a well known name in erotic literature and she is also the editor of “Sex Diaries”, a part of New York magazine. In this volume we have 20 selections …
“A Thorn in the Flesh: How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church” by Caroline J. Addington Hall— Homosexuality and Political Agendas
Hall, Caroline J. Addington, “A Thorn in the Flesh: How Gay Sexuality is Changing the Episcopal Church”, Rowman and Littlfield Publishers, 2013. Homosexuality and Political Agendas Amos Lassen When the Episcopal Church blessed same-sex marriages, it became the largest denomination to officially sanction gay marriage. We live at a time when homosexuality has become a …
“The Sexual History of the Global South” edited by Saskia Wieringa and Horacio Sivori— Sexual Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Wieringa, Saskia and Horacio Sivori (editors). “The Sexual History of the Global South”, Zed Books, 2013. Sexual Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America Amos Lassen Twelve case studies explore the gap between sexuality studies and the critique of colonial culture. The studies are based upon historical and ethnological research from Africa, Asia and Latin …
“Queer South Rising: Voices of a Contested Place” edited by Reta Ugena Whitlock— Southern and Queer
Whitlock, Reta Ugena. “Queer South Rising: Voices of a Contested Place”, Information Age Publishing, 2013. Southern and Queer Amos Lassen Being from the South and having been raised there automoatically causes me to be interested in this collection of essays. Traditionally politically conservative, things there are quite different from other parts of the United States …
“Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918” by Harry Kessler— The Early Diaries
Kessler, Harry. “Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918”, (edited by Laird Easton), Random House 2013. The Early Diaries Amos Lassen Count Harry Kessler was a museum director, a publisher, a cultural critic, a soldier, a secret agent, a diplomat and a patron of the arts and now we have access …
“Love Made Easy: with Charlie the Matchmaker” by Charlie Maffei— Advice on Love
Maffei, Mr. Charlie. “Love Made Easy: with Charlie the Matchmaker”, Charlie Maffei, 2013. Advice on Love Amos Lassen I had no idea who Charlie Maffei is until I met him last week at the Rainbow Book Fair in New York City. His book is a collection of advice blogs he has written to help others …
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