Richard Labonté (ed.): I Like It Like That

True Stories of Gay Male Desire. CAN 2009, 239 pp., brochure, € 19.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Here comes these intelligent, sexy, true-life tales of gay men's desire. The stories push at the parameters of queer erotic life, featuring contributors both novice and well-known: subject matter ranges from single, significant encounters to the ephemera of emotional desires that never lead to physical pleasure. Throughout, the book deals with the essential erotics of queer male life, to be ... Weiterlesen

Frank Anthony Polito: Drama Queers!

USA 2009, 416 pp., brochure, € 13.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Meet Bradley Dayton - a wickedly funny high school senior whose woefully uncool life always seems to be full of drama, even in the sorry little suburb of Hazel Park, Michigan. It's 1987, the era of big hair, designer jeans, and »Dirty Dancing«. George Michael has »Faith«, and Michael Jackson still has a nose. Brad, on the other hand, has ... Weiterlesen

Claire Thompson: Handyman

USA 2009, 211 pp., brochure, € 11.39
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Will Spencer is a player with a reputation for using and discarding lovers as easily as he earns big money on Wall Street. Handsome, sexy and openly gay, he's used to having whatever - and whoever - he wants at the snap of his fingers. And what he wants now is his new handyman, Jack Crawford. But Jack is skittish. ... Weiterlesen

Sarah Schulman: The Mere Future

CAN 2009, 184 pp., hardbound, € 21.79
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
From the nation that elected Barack Obama in the flames of economic disaster comes the first novel of the New Era, »The Mere Future«, by award-winning novelist, activist, and playwright Sarah Schulman. In this dystopian vision, New York City has morphed into an idealized version of itself, the result of what the newly elected mayor calls »The Big Change«. Rent ... Weiterlesen

Andrew Lear, Eva Cantarella: Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty

Boys Were Their Gods. UK/USA 2009, 262 pp., brochure, € 89.00
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Taylor and Francis
Greek pederasty, or »paiderastia« - the social custom of erotic relations between adult men and adolescent boys - was a central characteristic of Greek culture. Both Greeks and non-Greeks saw it, along with the gymnasium with its intimate connection to pederasty, as markers of Greek identity. It is an important theme in Greek literature, from poetry to comedy to philosophy, ... Weiterlesen

Ally Blue: The Happy Onion

USA 2009, 240 pp., brochure, € 12.29
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Thomas Stone has one sacred rule: Don't ever date the boss. So when he finds out his new employer is the man he took to bed his first night in town, he's less than happy. He doesn't need any more complications in his life, and the way Phil makes him feel definitely qualifies as a complication. Especially since he can't ... Weiterlesen

Jon Davies: »Trash«

A Queer Film Classic. CAN 2009, 175 pp., brochure, € 13.95
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The 1970 film »Trash« was arguably the greatest collaboration between director Paul Morrissey and producer Andy Warhol, and a moment of shining glory for their superstars Joe Dallesandro and Holly Woodlawn. It is a satirical melodrama about a decidedly down- and-out couple: Joe, the hunky but impotent junkie, and Holly, his feisty, sexually frustrated girlfriend. While a depleted Joe passively ... Weiterlesen

Ladelle McWhorter: Racism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America

A Genealogy. USA 2009, 430 pp., brochure, € 29.99
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Does the black struggle for civil rights make common cause with the movement to foster queer community, protest anti-queer violence or discrimination, and demand respect for the rights and sensibilities of queer people? Confronting this emotionally charged question, the author reveals how a carefully structured campaign against abnormality in the late 19th and early 20th centuries encouraged white Americans to ... Weiterlesen