Dive into the archives.
- The Will Smiths
This album was made during Will Smith’s brief infatuation with vegetarianism, celibacy, and homoerotic overtones.
- New Homosexual Anthem
The 1970 soul classic, Maybe, as performed by The Three Degrees.
“”I stood there looking dumb and let that man walk right outta my life…”
- House Music
A history of urban gay culture can be mapped by simply taking note of what was being played at the dance clubs at any given moment.
Below is a link to a website that offers a vivid, insightful, evocative and personal accounting of the house music scene, and the gay culture that both inspired it and [...]
- James Baldwin Sings…
James Baldwin sings Thomas Dorsey’s gospel hymnal “Precious Lord Take My Hand.” It is actually a very moving rendition.
- Is Morrissey a Poet?
It is widely understood that Morrissey’s lyrics helped a lot of us fey sensitive boys survive high school.
Morrissey’s heady sense of camp, angst, and longing made most of us feel that we were not the only witty faggy boys in the world pining for that one unattainable straight friend.
(Meeting Morrissey at a record store signing [...]
- Camp Records
JD Doyle, a Houston based musical archivist and DJ , has the most comprehensive collection of gay and queer music on the internet. Every one who is interested in gay musical history (and I’m not just talking about old Judy Garland/Phyllis Hyman albums) should take a dainty stroll through his website.
One of his most interesting [...]
- Buy The Magazine
Mary is seeking to capture and examine queer moments; to offer a surfeit of gay writings of artistic value and give them the showcase they deserve. Mary’s goal is to highlight writings that strive to reveal a perfect homosexual moment without any rationalization other than to skillfully reflect: this is the gay world or this [...]
- Bette Davis
A little spoken word nihilism from Bette Davis.
“Life is a Lonely Thing.”
- A Book for Gay Music Nerds: THE DISCO FILES 1973-78 by VINCE ALETTI
In 1979, at the grand old age of six I threw a hissy fit because my older sister could disco dance better than me. My family often met in the living room and danced to whatever my father, an avid record collector, put on the stereo. It was Minne Riperton’s “Dancing and Acting Crazy” that [...]
- Hilton Als on Michael Jackson
A brilliantly queer look at The King of Pop.
