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Thursday Watercooler: Gay American men tell their stories

James Withers — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:23:08 +0000

Weiner in a toasted bun. A pregnant wife, Democrats backing away, and an erect penis shot? Rep. Anthony Weiner better call it day and give up his membership to the House of Representative’s(...)

Entertainment Expert: ‘I’m biased toward gay male authors – is that wrong?’

logointern3 — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:00:20 +0000

Q: As an accomplished author yourself and a person not afraid to express his own opinion, what’s your take on the seemingly proliferation of female writers writing gay fiction – especially(...)

Above Average: Lesbians taking risks to make a difference

logointern1 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:29:21 +0000

Linda Villarosa was nervous. She was about to come out through an article published in Essence magazine, where she was senior editor. She feared that the move would make others think she was(...)

Withers: 365Gay book club

James Withers — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:26:40 +0000

The end. It came about like most. Smith and Mapplethorpe were separated. She left New York with her future husband, Fred Sonic Smith. Mapplethorpe remained. When she told Robert, he wanted to(...)

Withers: 365Gay book club

James Withers — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:20:43 +0000

Haven’t dealt much with Smith’s artistic journey. Wish someone called me out on that. The fusion of rock-and-roll with first class poetry is seen as ordinary, what’s expected. Think of how many(...)

Withers: 365Gay book club

James Withers — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:09:43 +0000

Forgot yesterday was book club day. Easy to to do since no one else is talking. So let’s try something different today. How many actually read the book? What do you think about it? Let’s see if(...)

Withers: 365Gay book club

James Withers — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:26:35 +0000

This is not very original, but Mapplethorpe and Smith were hanging out with some heavy hitters. Smith gets a meal from Allen Ginsberg. Jimi Hendrix gave her a pep talk in a stairwell.

She put(...)

Monday Watercooler: Marine leader signals support for DADT repeal

James Withers — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:41:49 +0000

Egypt. Been listening to Al Jazeera and the BBC all weekend. Won’t insult you with arm chair analysis, but am worried President Hosni Mubarak’s dictator instincts will kick in and he’ll crush(...)

Monday Watercooler: Report reveals Shirvell spent time harassing everyone

James Withers — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:42:34 +0000

Olbermann calls it quits. All tongues have been wagging ever since Keith Olbermann announced on Friday’s show he was immediately leaving MSNBC. There’s been tons of theories, but it looks like(...)

Monday Watercooler: Ugandan newspaper blocked from printing names of gay citizens

James Withers — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:22:15 +0000

Navy captain produced homophobic vid and broadcast it on ship. Owen Honors, Captain of the Norfolk-based U.S.S. Enterprise, is in some hot water. The officer decided in 2006 and 2007 he would(...)