The recent resignation of the revolting Mike Jeffries from the helm of Abercrombie and Fitch, for his remarks about not wanting fat ugly customers in his stores, leaves in question the future of that soft-core gay porn staple of closet-cases everywhere: the Abercrombie and Fitch catalogue.  I was once invited into the office of a client in Louisville, KY to participate in what my brother and I … [Read more...] about LOUISVILLE

Performed in public, discussed in the public realm, regulated by public agency, encouraged or discouraged by design, criminalized, or celebrated with flags, sex in public is a critical component of a queer sensibility, if not actual behavior. It’s the end of May as I write and the big rainbow flags are going up along Market Street, an event that in recent years prompts me to ponder the state of … [Read more...] about SEX IN PUBLIC

Granted, not a real farm; not the source of dad’s income or the family’s living. However, growing up on it wasn’t so different for a kid than life might have been on a real working farm. I knew enough real farmers’ kids to know that. I would get up early, after hearing my mother stirring in the kitchen below through the vent in the floor of the room I shared with my older brother, pull on heavy … [Read more...] about THE FARM