Author Archives: queerlefty

We Sing, We Dance, We Reveal Things

Posted on October 10, 2010 by queerlefty

Sometimes, watching a new episode of Glee reminds me of watching The O.C. It’s not because these two shows had anything else in common besides the high school setting, but because both shows, while sharp and well-written at their best, … Continue reading →

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How To Make A Great Book Into A Great Film

Posted on October 2, 2010 by queerlefty

The art of adapting a book into a film has always fascinated me. In most cases, it’s a lose-lose situation. Literature and film are different art forms with different strengths, and any attempt to simply film the text will inevitably … Continue reading →

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What It Means To Be A Movie Hustler

Posted on September 26, 2010 by queerlefty

NOTE: A slightly different version of this essay appears in Ganymede Unfinished, out now from Sibling Rivalry Press. *** Rewatching Gus van Sant’s magnificently playful and daring My Own Private Idaho (1991)  always is a striking experience. How great isn’t … Continue reading →

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On Boybands, Jay Brannan and Escaping Gay-By-Association

Posted on September 20, 2010 by queerlefty

NOTE: This essay first appeared in Ganymede Unfinished, available now from Sibling Rivalry Press. An earlier version appeared on this blog in May 2009. *** When I sat down to try to write about the music of singer/songwriter Jay Brannan, … Continue reading →

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Three Months On, ‘Shout It Out’ Holds Up

Posted on September 9, 2010 by queerlefty

I’m coming home to Hanson. I know, it sounds weird for someone as enthusiastic about the Tulsa Three as I am, and as a Fanson it pained me to say it. But after the rush that accompanied the release of … Continue reading →

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The Fine Art of Self-Promotion

Posted on August 18, 2010 by queerlefty

Now for a first on this blog; a bit of self-promotion. I am featured in Ganymede Unfinished, a tribute to the late Ganymede editor and renaissance man John Stahle, out now on Sibling Rivalry Press. Stahle published seven issues of … Continue reading →

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Reintroducing ‘What To Read’

Posted on August 8, 2010 by queerlefty

I’ve been doing it for over a year now, but since I don’t know it anybody ever reads my (semi)weekly What to Read feature, I’ve decided to take a page out of the playbook of the magnificent Jessie Carty (whose … Continue reading →

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In Case You Wondered If I’m Still Gay…

Posted on August 7, 2010 by queerlefty

There are few things in my life that has made me really proud of myself, but coming out is one of them. Therefore, the annual August 7 repost of my coming out story from 2008, Two Years Ago Today Since … Continue reading →

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“The Gays have the momentum again!”

Posted on August 4, 2010 by queerlefty

A little over two years ago in this space, I congratulated California on their judiciary’s decision to allow gay people to marry on equal terms as heterosexuals. When that decision was eventually overturned by a referendum the following November, I … Continue reading →

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What Justin Bieber Can Tell Us About The State Of Television

Posted on July 25, 2010 by queerlefty

This is not meant as a post about me being late to the Justin Bieber party. Seriously, it’s not. But with this Canadian teenager’s place in pop culture, I feel like I have to make one thing clear from the … Continue reading →

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