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A Novel Worth Your Time.
Shakespeare's Sonnets, a NovelbySamuel Park This gay themed novel is exquisitely written by a young author who knows his literature. Samuel Park's debut novel is a beautiful love story set in 1948 at prestigious Harvard University, then a men's schoo...
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A Rebours (1884)
I just finished reading a book, A Rebours (Against the Grain) by Joris-Karl Huysmans, which I would not recommend, unless you have the patience of a diseased saint and a penchant (or, at least, a lazy, constipated tolerance) for simpering, neurotic s...
I'm Just Wondering. . . .
I decided I'm not gay any longer. No, I'm certainly not str8. I haven't taken to imitating John Wayne's walk, hounding hetero breeding grounds, dating women, or joining an evangelical church. (Or, if I were to get religion--I'm a Catholic believer bu...
Love, Devotion, Fidelity.
Ruth Loved Naomi as Adam Loved Eve The same Hebrew word that is used in Genesis 2:24 to describe how Adam felt about Eve (and how spouses are supposed to feel toward each other) is used in Ruth 1:14 to describe how Ruth felt about Naomi. Her feeli...
Psychotic Break Part Three
This is the last part. (Part One; Part Two) (They had the legal right and responsibility to keep me there, because I said I was afraid I was going to kill myself and I had signed that paper.) So, I went up and down for a long time, and so two people...
Psychotic Break Part 2
(Part One) Please forgive me for not visiting any blogs; I can barely function or, even post--pre-made posts.I wanted to die rather than live like this, because if I were only regularly sick, I could learn to cope. But I wasn’t there at all, so I w...
Psychotic Break Part 1
I began cycling sometime during a morning, and it got worse. I am not able to coordinate now the time-line. Time and dates either stretched out or collapsed. I was so completely happy. Everything was so right--I was I had everything in the world. Th...
Essay--Montreal and a Great Animation
Montreal, 1973 I found myself living in the poor French neighborhoods of Montreal, Quebec, on Rue Ste. Catherine. My monthly budget was $200. Saved from a shabby existence by friends who could eke out a grand life from a turnip, I lived in cold water...
Essay--Sen. Larry Craig
Friends?By now, most people have heard of U. S. Senator Larry Craig and his bathroom escapade. He was arrested for lewd conduct for allegedly making overtures to another man in a men\'s bathroom. Sen. Craig was, prior to this scandal, infamous for hi...
An Essay on a Poet
Walt Whitman In these times of angst—the feeling of anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression—and a national definition of a person’s worth in terms of wealth, power, image, career, possessions, amid a pervading sense of...
A Poet and a Music Video
Just out of the blue, I once commented to a dear friend, “It’s just going too fast,” and he replied, “Yes.” This caused me to think of Housman. A. E. Housman (March 26, 1859-April 30, 1936) was an English poet. Author of the famed volu...
Essay--So Delicious!
Mmmm, Those Tasty Homos When I was a teensy faggette, on Thanksgiving, I parked myself before our TV to watch The Wizard of Oz. Though there existed color TV’s back then, around 1957, very, very few people had one, and fewer shows br...
What Took a Lifetime to Write
13 When I was 13 and in the seventh grade, I was deeply in love with the school’s band teacher, Mr. Bob White. To me, he was everything Man. He had a solid build and large pale-blue eyes. Whenever he looked at me, I quivered and m...
A VERY Important Essay
There Are No Victims, If They Like It There is a misconception that homosexuals are victims. The real victims are the descent young men who are provoked by homosexuals' appalling lifestyle choices. For example, take Iran. Homosexuals clearly know...
Essay
The Most Deadly Book Work with me, here:It's 1965; suburbia; a gay 13 year old; never heard the words gay, homosexual, faggot, homophobia; rumored to be a sissy; never saw a positive role model; terrorized by classmates; distant, inaccessible parents...
A poem by Constantine Cavafy--A Brief Essay
Constantine CavafyConstantine Cavafy (April 29, 1863-April 29, 1933) is one of my favorite poets. Born in Alexandria (now Cairo) to a prosperous family, Cavafy spent his early formative years in England, where his father held citizenship. After his f...
Be afraid! Be very afraid!
The Boogy-man'll getcha!!!Every child has had a boogy-man (or boogy-woman or boogy-it). Being in bed in the dark of night, the room became a breeding ground for evil, evil bent on getting you. Your parents, or some other adult, were either dupes of e...
Essay
The Toilette Paper War Right now, throughout the civilized world, an insidious war is waging, a war of such moment and magnitude, it threatens the future of the world. No, it has nothing to do with the war on terrorism, a paltry matter, indeed. It is...
This 'n That and Queen for a Day
Hi, friends!#1) Oh, oh, OMG! For years, now, it has been my quest to find out what B. Kitty looks like (simple priest-like curiosity). I've spent my entire life savings ($3.72 with interest) in this hitherto fruitless endeavor. Well, friends, perseve...
This 'n That and Freddie
b. kitty has two things going on. The first is that he is now giving great advice. Email him (I understand you can do so anonymously), and he will share his wisdom and experience. He will not reveal your name if you email it to him. I highly suggest...
Essay--A New Word?
That's Ghey! If you've ever watched South Park, then you must be aware that the kids are always calling things gay. This is gay; that is gay. They don't call a person gay. They call things and actions gay.Should we be offended or put off? Not at all...
Essay
That Wild and Wacky Jane Austin Sadly, too many people think Jane Austin (1775-1817) wrote boring books about the weird social conventions of a time long, long ago. This is unfortunate, because she arguably remains one of the pillars of the modern n...
An Essay
You Owe Me an Apology Cole Oyl, the father of Popeye’s the sailor fag’s girlfriend, Olive Oyl, spent all his time whining, “You owe me an apology!” This down-trodden, rather pathetic plaint made his demand a running joke. He was the...
Why don’t I like str8 men? An Essay.
Str8 Men Hate Women The myth of homosexuality contains a belief that gay men hate women. It is said that gays have this hate for several reasons. First, gay guys have this animosity, because they are gay. The twisted logic is that this ha...
An Essay
Our Evil Agenda Wiktionary defines agenda as "a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to" and "a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)." This is fairly straight forward and uncontrovertial. We all establish agendas, from pla...
Essay
Chris, a Love Story This is the true story of a love affair which began with all the intensity of love-at-first-sight; rose to the exquisite ecstasy of mania and obsession; suffered the inevitable breakup; spiralled into the pits of insanity; too...
This 'n That and an Essay
This 'n That#1) Little Aussie Cynic was really generous in not simply granting me the nomination/award as this being a Thinking Blog but also linking Gay Bipolar Guy as one among five blogs. No shit when I say I am honored and thrilled when someone g...
Sappho
It is not possible to overstate the profound influence Sappho (~630-570 BC) has exerted on literature and Western culture. The daughter of aristocrats, she lived on the near-mythic island, Lesbos. Predating the glory years of Athens, Sparta, and Alex...
Non-monogamy & Men (with a Dash of Hyper-sexuality)
Here is a question I received:GBPG: I would really like to read your thoughts on men and monogamy being incompatible. (I'm assuming you mean sexual monogamy?) How about a post dedicated to the topic?I think I agree with you but being bipolar with hyp...
