“When a father, absent during the day, returns home at six, his children receive only his temperament, not his teaching.” – Robert Bly From the early-1950s to the late-60s, there were over a hundred Western
In 2012, through my friend – the late Shelley Lubben – I met a courageous and selfless young man named Mark Houck. Back then, I was trying to write a short book about my experiences
“A dungeon horrible, on all sides round,As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flamesNo light; but rather darkness visible…” – John Milton, "Paradise Lost" There is an extraordinarily haunting and even somewhat terrifying scene
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“Murder and arson, betrayal and terror.Mutilate your subjects, if you must.But with my last breath, I beg you……do not mutilate the arts.” ― Gaius Petronius, “Quo Vadis” (1951) The mass production of inexpensive religious devotional
I have been interested in the life and career of actress Dolores Hart ever since I saw her in the 1961 film “Francis of Assisi.” I thought her performance as Saint Clare was exquisitely sensitive
When I was a boy, I adored male television characters who were strong and assertive: James West in “The Wild, Wild West,” Steve Austin in “The Six Million Dollar Man,” and Lieutenant Starbuck in “Battlestar
[Warning: Some graphic descriptions and links.] Upon it’s release, the film “Call Me by Your Name” was almost instantaneously heralded by the majority of movie critics as “an erotic triumph,” and “a beguiling tale of
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE: Alexander Gustavo Age 31 Cause of Death: Suicide Max Schutler Age 35 Cause of Death: Unknown Tyler Sky Age 26 Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest Billy Herrington Age 48 Cause
The 2017 Vatican Nativity, located at the center of Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, recently incited controversy primarily because of a figure depicting a nude man. The theme for the Nativity is the “Seven Corporal
In her latest music video, for the single “Look What You Made Me Do,” during one scene, Taylor Swift appears in the guise of a dominatrix, holding a riding crop whip as she stands in
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” sequel opened recently and it did extremely well at the box-office in the US and overseas. In fact, the film had the fourth largest international opening of all-time for an
As a lonely and rejected little boy, my first discovery of gay pornography was like a miracle. In a sense, after years of being either ignored or mercilessly teased by other boys, and thus adoring
(Pictured above: the gay god Antinous.) The gay god: “When he first came to New York he used to stay for days, and wanted to live there; the Baths were a kind of paradise. But
A new study of “gay” men who recently relocated to New York City, from both outside the country and within the US, revealed that: “Participants described encountering an abundance of sexual opportunity in New York
St. Alexius of Rome lived from about 410-460 AD; this period was at the heart of cultural, social, and political collapse in the already waning Roman Empire; during this period, as a whole, Rome was
“The best way to change hearts and minds is through media,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and chief executive of GLAAD. Seventy-three percent of millennials, or adults born after 1980, were in favor of same-sex
Xander Scott 1986-2016 RIP
“For years, psychology and psychiatry have bandied around theories that homosexuality is caused by parental personality types -- the dominant female, the weak male -- or by the absence of same-gender role models. Those theories
“I love dad/son role play and working with a great therapist came to be able to listen to my own internal compass and dismiss outside judgment. I am most comfortable with younger men. There is
In most respects, the late singer and actor David Bowie conformed to what I have labeled as the “classic gay boy” syndrome: a boy with a detached and unloving father, certain effeminate traits, and an
Jasper Robinson 1994-2015 RIP
Dimitri Kane 1995-2015 RIP
"King B" (1990-2015) Blue Blake (1966-2015) Zac Stevens (1990-2015)
The common denominator among all “gay” men is a childhood usually filled with some sort of alienation, inadequacy, pain, neglect, and or abuse. A number of them have experienced all of these emotions, others just
Porn director Mr. Pam had this to say about the men she works with in the gay pornography industry: “A lot of the guys had a sh***y childhood, or were dealt a bad deck of
Bruno Bordas* 19??-2015 RIP *According to an interview conducted in 2008, Bordas revealed that he spent time at an Argentine seminary studying for the priesthood before leaving to enter the gay lifestyle and the porn
Mateo Stanford 1980-2015 RIP
Rick Karp (aka Cole Tucker) 1953-2015 RIP
In the history of popular music, there are several songs which have become gay anthems; usually in the disco or dance genre; this does not include the numerous ballads such as “Over the Rainbow”
Rylan Knox (19?? - 2015) RIP
“Clay” 1996-2015 RIP From an obituary provided by his family: “In remembering [Clay’s] life, we ask that you remember his happy times and his truly good heart. No one can judge the depth of a
Dirk Shafer 1962-2015 RIP
...scenes from the music video "Express Yourself." Returning to the gay community after 10 years, the dust and debris stirred up and left behind from my generation has settled or been collected in the refuse
