Author Archives: queerlefty

Never Forget

Posted on December 25, 2011 by queerlefty

I approach the end of 2011 with mixed feelings: On the one hand, I can’t wait for it to be over. It’s been a terrible year. I lost one of my best friends in the terror attacks in Oslo this … Continue reading →

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Early Gay Crushes: Adam Brody

Posted on October 16, 2011 by queerlefty

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, but the last installment in this series was on Jesse Eisenberg around two years ago. Back then, I wrote about how my Eisenberg crush was as much based on my wish to … Continue reading →

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Logan Lerman Is Still Beautiful

Posted on September 18, 2011 by queerlefty

For a while after the terrifying events of this summer, I’ve been struggling to write anything at all. I was unable to express precisely what I was feeling, apart from an immediate reaction of sadness, gratefulness and determination, but  it … Continue reading →

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The Annual Re-Post

Posted on August 7, 2011 by queerlefty

Traditionally, August 7 has been my gayest day of the year. It’s the day I celebrate my anniversary for coming out for the first time, to my father. I will honor the tradition on this my fifth gay anniversary, but … Continue reading →

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Sad. Grateful. Determined.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by queerlefty

Today, it’s been a week since the terror attacks in Norway. A very close friend of mine was killed at Utøya, and a handful of my friends were among the survivors. I wasn’t on the island myself, but I am … Continue reading →

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My 25 Favorite Bruce Springsteen Songs

Posted on July 21, 2011 by queerlefty

The death last month of Clarence Clemons, the iconic sax player of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, has affected me even more than I appreciated at the time. To sit down and listen intensely to Springsteen records wasn’t that much … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Pop Culture Podcasts

Posted on July 8, 2011 by queerlefty

Last year, I named my favorite political pundits, both as a matter of transparency (so that you would know a little bit about who shapes my opinions on American politics), and as a way to endorse their work. Now, I … Continue reading →

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Gaga, Eurovisionary

Posted on July 3, 2011 by queerlefty

Writing about it six weeks after its release, I feel way late to the party on Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. Not just because six weeks is like an eternity in a world where news cycles are measured in minutes, … Continue reading →

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June’s SMA Winner, Three Years In The Making

Posted on June 30, 2011 by queerlefty

Once intended to be a monthly feature, and fulfilled as such  for the first year or so, there has not been a new Sexiest Males Alive list since October 2010. As the longest running feature of this blog, and by … Continue reading →

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Songs For ‘Adam’

Posted on June 26, 2011 by queerlefty

A year ago, I compiled a playlist for my friend Bryan Borland’s poetry collection My Life as Adam, and Bryan quickly followed suit with his own pop-cultural interpretation of his own book. It speaks to how deeply integrated these two … Continue reading →

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