BY GARTH GREENWELL Mark Gevisser’s extraordinary new book takes on several projects at once: It’s a memoir of his own and his family’s history; an … [Read more...] about Mark Gevisser’s ‘Lost And Found In Johannesburg’: A Memoir: Book Review
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Lessons from the Jo Becker Gay Marriage Book, Part 1: Driving Rosa Parks
BY LISA KEEN Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the Proposition 8 … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Jo Becker Gay Marriage Book, Part 1: Driving Rosa Parks
Oxford University Press To Release 672-Page Book On Trans Issues
Following five years of writing and editing, Oxford University Press will release a 672-page book entitled, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves in the middle … [Read more...] about Oxford University Press To Release 672-Page Book On Trans Issues
Emma Donoghue’s ‘Frog Music’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL On September 14, 1876, as San Francisco suffered under the twin plagues of record-breaking heat and an epidemic of smallpox, a … [Read more...] about Emma Donoghue’s ‘Frog Music’: Book Review
New Book Says 45 Percent Of Men Quit Having Sex After Just Two Minutes
In Harry Fisch’s new book The New Naked: The Ultimate Sex Education for Grown-Ups, he reports that 45 percent of all men finish having sex within two … [Read more...] about New Book Says 45 Percent Of Men Quit Having Sex After Just Two Minutes
Nation’s Oldest LGBT Bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, Closing
Last September we reported that Philadelphia's Giovanni's Room, the nation's oldest LGBT bookstore, was up for sale. Now it looks as … [Read more...] about Nation’s Oldest LGBT Bookstore, Giovanni’s Room, Closing
Virginia School Committee Votes Unanimously To Keep ‘Two Boys Kissing’ On Shelves
After a public hearing following a parent’s request to remove David Levithan’s Two Boys Kissing from the Fauquier High School library in Virginia, a … [Read more...] about Virginia School Committee Votes Unanimously To Keep ‘Two Boys Kissing’ On Shelves
Dan Savage Joins Condemnation Of Jo Becker’s Gay Marriage Book, Protest Planned: VIDEO
Dan Savage: Jo Becker’s Book Is ‘Complete And Total Bullsh*T' … [Read more...] about Dan Savage Joins Condemnation Of Jo Becker’s Gay Marriage Book, Protest Planned: VIDEO
NYT Reporter Jo Becker Defends Marriage Equality Book in Grilling from Ronan Farrow: VIDEO
Narrative in New Jo Becker Book on Fight for Marriage Equality Called ‘Absurd’, ‘Distorted’, ‘Deceptive’
BY LISA KEEN To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s … [Read more...] about Narrative in New Jo Becker Book on Fight for Marriage Equality Called ‘Absurd’, ‘Distorted’, ‘Deceptive’