This wonderful Dacey poem about skating captures the other self we feel is just beyond the horizon–or beneath the ice.
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The Skater below the Ice
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Sometimes Dreams in Novels Come True
As we celebrate the Supreme Court overturning DOMA, it’s time to revisit Forster’s novel “Maurice.”
How Do You Like Love? All Ways
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” is the perfect play for Valentine’s Day.
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Stuart Little Rescues a Gay Boy
As an undersized gay child, humorist David Rakoff found a soul mate in Stuart Little.
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Dorian Gray – Guilty of “Corrupting” Youth
By expanding the way the same-sex community saw themselves, “Picture of Dorian Gray” was indeed guilty of the charges brought against it.
The Vital Importance of Being Gay
It is possible to read a gay subtext into Oscar Wilde’s “Importance of Being Earnest.” For one thing, “Earnest” was slang for homosexual in late 19th century England, and a collection of homosexual verse entitled “Love in Earnest” was written by an Oxford classmate of Wilde.
