November - December 2006
Features
The Marriage Fight Is Setting Us Back
Equality by lawsuit is a strategy that flies against history
John D’Emilio
The Untold Story of Jacob’s Pillow
Ted Shawn needed a place for his Men Dancers to perform
Norton Owen
Competitive Ballroom Dancing Is Back!
Same-sex couples can be stars, but please don’t ask who leads
J. Ellen Gainor
Choreography and the Social Contract
We affirm ourselves through our art in troubled times
Bill T. Jones
Bruz Fletcher Livened Up the 1930’s
His LA nightclub act gave gays a place to meet and sing
Stuart Timmons
Of Freemasons, Kings, and Constitutions
How a gay thread in Freemasonry influenced U.S. history
Patricia Nell Warren
“My sexuality gives me a place to stand.”
Michael Bronski interviews the author of Exiles in America
Christopher Bram
Reviews
Dennis Altman — Gore Vidal’s America
James Polchin
Duncan Osborne – Suicide Tuesday: Gay Men and the Crystal Meth Scare
Vernon Rosario
Philip Auslander — Performing Glam Rock
Jason Roush
Brian M. Reed — Hart Crane: After His Lights
Jim Nawrocki
Judy Doenges — The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Martha Miller
Roger Martin Du Gard — Notes on André Gide
Thom Nickels
Anna Linzie — The True Story of Alice B. Toklas
Martha E. Stone
Stephen McCauley — Alternatives to Sex: A Novel
Lewis DeSimone
Kevin Jennings — Mama’s Boy, Preacher’s Son: A Memoir
David R. Gillespie
Darwin Porter — Katharine the Great: A lifetime of secrets... revealed
Diane Ellen Hamer
Briefs
Shannon Gilreath – Sexual Politics: The Gay Person in America Today
Jean Roberta
Simeon Solomon — Love Revealed (traveling exhibit and catalog)
Richard Canning
Poems & Departments
Guest Opinion —Apathy Is the Enemy in Wisconsin Ballot Battle
Bryan Ochalla
Correspondence
In Memoriam — Vern Bullough, Our Greatest Sexologist, Dies at 77
William A. Percy III
Art Memo — Once a Dancer, You’re a Dancer for Life
John R. Killacky
Poem — “Many Limbs Later”
Carol Potter
Poem — “An Unrequited Spring”
Christopher Thomas
Artist’s Profile — Duncan Grant’s “Private Collection”
Lester Strong
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