Facts are Such Inconvenient Things
Some years ago, I wrote a glowing review of Outrages by Naomi Wolf, a book that traces developing homophobia in nineteenth-century...
My Gay Voice
My voice has always been one of the more distinctive things about me. Many of my earliest memories involve people commenting on my voice....
A Book Launch at Cafe' Lafitte in Exile, And Why It Matters
In a little less than a week, on November 16, 2017, Out for Queer Blood will have its official book launch at a gay bar in New Orleans...
Commies and Queers
Joseph McCarthy is chiefly remembered for his attempts to expel Communists and Soviet Operatives from positions in the U.S. Government. ...
Looking at the Past through Faux-Colored Glasses.
The story of Fernando Rios is, at heart, the story of sexual activity and sexual hypocrisy in the 1950’s. There was a lot of activity. ...
Deja Vu
New October 5: Déjà vu When I was researching Out for Queer Blood, I spent weeks reading newspapers from the 1950’s, and then I would...
The Murder of Fernando Rios
September 28 2017 Fifty-nine years ago, on September 27, 1958, three young men in New Orleans were wandering the French Quarter, looking...
Starting Over at Sixty: Part 1
I’ve had two committed, long-term relationships in my adult life: the first ended after twenty years, the second is currently ending...
Inaugural Blog
You could call this my Mission Statement. When I started my first website several years ago, it was primarily to disseminate news about...
