It Was Never Supposed to Be Ours: Poetry by Ben Kline
It Was Never Supposed to Be Ours
Our uncles were silent and buried,
the internet infant, drag queens
still used names like Fonda Peters
and bowls of free...
Soul Cowboy: Fiction by Cris Eli Blak
Soul Cowboy
by Cris Eli Blak
When my parents came to America in the fifties they had dreams bigger than their minds could understand. They wanted...
The Toe Incident: Drama by Katherine Gleason
The Toe Incident
by Katherine Gleason
Cast of Characters
SHE A lesbian, dressed in black.
HE A gay man, dressed in white and a red bathrobe
Place
The apartment...
The Handsomest Man in New York: Nonfiction by Patrick Mulcahey
The Handsomest Man in New York
by Patrick Mulcahey
Richard was the handsomest man in New York. Anyone who knew him would tell you the same...
Writing in the Ages of AIDS
Fear Is in the Air
A&U's Nonfiction Editor on Writing in the Ages of AIDS
by Jay Vithalani
I write these words in a time of catastrophe....
Maid Service: Review
Maid Service
by John Whittier Treat
JMS Books
Reviewed by Chael Needle
In the mid-eighties, 1985 or 1986, but perhaps slightly earlier, my brother Doug’s friend Glenn traveled...
Elena Schwolsky: Advocate
Cuba Beckons
Nurse Elena Schwolsky Built Bridges During the Early AIDS Pandemic
by Dann Dulin
What do you call it when you fall in love with a...
Me by Elton John: Review
Me
by Elton John
Henry Holt and Company
Reviewed by Hank Trout
The scene is Ryan White’s funeral in 1990. After performing “Skyline Pigeon” at the service, Elton...
In Memoriam: Larry Kramer
In Memoriam
Larry Kramer
1935–2020
“If this article doesn’t scare the shit out of you, we’re in real trouble. If this article doesn’t rouse you to anger,...
Poz: Fiction by Norman Belanger
Poz
by Norman Belanger
Carey calls me. Since the latest outbreak, and self-quarantine, he now uses the phone to talk. We have conversations on the phone,...
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Elizabeth, Larry & Diana
Three Heroes
Honoring Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Larry Kramer and Princess Di
by John Francis Leonard
When we recently lost that great man of letters and prominent activist,...
