“I have the same problem as Marilyn. We attract people the way honey does bees, but they’re generally the wrong kind of people. People who want something from us – if only our energy. We need a period of being alone to become ourselves.” – Montgomery Clift MONTGOMERY CLIFT: actor, enigma, and a face that […]
“Homosexuality was tolerated as long as it remained in (or was weaponized by) the patriarchal hierarchy.” – Alan Bray, Homosexuality in Renaissance England WHEN Homosexuality in Renaissance England was first published in 1988, it came at a significant historical moment when sexuality studies were beginning to gain recognition as a serious academic field. Though some […]
“All the inherent beauty of the male body has once again become familiar and desirable. In art and commerce we have long enjoyed the images of naked women, but now we have the freedom to enjoy the images of naked men, too!” – David Leddick, Naked Men Too: Liberating the Male Nude, 1950–2000 I PICKED […]
“No image in our culture invokes a more power taboo than the male nude.” – Edward Lucie-Smith, Adam: The Male Figure in Art ADAM: The Male Figure in Art by Edward Lucie-Smith (Rizzoli, 1998) explores the history of the male figure in art across a wide range of media, including statuary, fine art, photography, pen-and-ink […]
DURING my time at the University of Guelph, while pursuing my English degree with a focus on nineteenth-century literature and Queer Theory, particularly Victorian Gothic, I came across this book while looking for texts to aid with my studies in the field. I still have my original copy, which I picked up at the now-closed […]
LOUIS Crompton’s Byron and Greek Love (University of California Press, 1985), also known as Byron and Greek Love: Homophobia in 19th Century England, offers an insightful reevaluation of the complex life, sexuality, and societal context of the renowned poet Lord Byron. I first came across this book during my time at the University of Guelph, […]
“THINK JAMES Bond, But With Exquisitly Tacky Gold Sequins.” QUITE THE cover statement to whet the reader’s appetite! What a delicious treat this book is. While I love a good auto/biography, the stylistic framework of Queer Musings of a One-time Boy Skater, by Joe Bainbridge, is something I don’t engage with enough. It’s very free-spirited, […]
