The world said goodbye last week to Harold Norse, one of the great American poets of the 20th century. He died at the age of 92 from natural causes. A contemporary of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, Norse was an undeniable member of the Beat poets although he never gained the fame of his confreres, […]
Categories: for the life of me,gay,poem,queer
Tagged: Beat poets, Harold Norse
Apple’s iTunes is getting its gay on right now with a virtual pride parade in honor of Gay Pride Month. A rainbow-flag banner is featured prominently on the front page of iTunes on both the U.S. and Canada versions of the service. Users who click on the banner are served up a curated collection of […]
Photographer Katie Hawkins has undertaken an ambitious three-part project in an effort to promote marriage equality and to raise awareness about issues affecting LGBT families. Through exhibitions of LGBT family portraits, a book of photographs and family stories plus a documentary, Hawkins aims to “help people view their previous conception of family through a new […]
Categories: gay,photography,queer
Tagged: family, Katie Hawkins, lesbian, LGBT, photography, portrait, things i love
We two boys together clinging, One the other never leaving, Up and down the roads going — North and South excursions making, Power enjoying — elbows stretching — fingers clutching, Arm’d and fearless — eating, drinking, sleeping, loving, No law less than ourselves owning—sailing, soldiering, thieving, threatening, Misers, menials, priests alarming — air breathing, water […]
Categories: gay,imagined histories,photography,word
Tagged: men, poetry, vintage, Walt Whitman
