Book Review: And Then He Pressed Play: Track One by Robert J. Halliwell

“Bren’s arm wrapped around A.J.’s chest as the first verse started. It was only then, as music poured from the bud snuggled in his ear, that he realized it–even without his Discman, there was always music when he was with Bren.” – Robert J. Halliwell, And Then He Pressed Play: Track One CANADIAN AUTHOR Robert […]

My Favourite Gay Films: Part Three

“Audiences have moved beyond tolerant of LGBT themes. I think the entertainment industry is tolerant. Audiences—a huge audience, the majority in the western world—is simply accepting of gay characters.” — Thom Fitzgerald WELCOME TO Part Three, the final act in my retrospective celebrating my all-time favourite gay films (excluding documentaries and horror). Here are the […]

Book Review: Homosexuality in Renaissance England by Alan Bray

“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 […]

Interview With Supernatural Gay/Queer Fantasy Writer Tal Frost

Tal Frost: “My stories are inherently queer-centric, for sure—that’s my lens for the world.” I’d like to welcome Tal Frost to the blog. Tal is the author of the Queer Dark Fantasy series HAMMER FALLS, as well as the stand-alone novel The Neverloving Dead, which is his contribution to the Own-Voices Gay Paranormal Romance Series […]