Tag: history

I Wanted to Live Like a White Person

Notes on Being Old, Poor, and Gay Les K. Wright When I was one of the disaffected youth of the 1960s Bob Dylan spoke directly to me through his music.  Fifty years later “Like a Rolling Stone” still speaks to me personally. When I was young the tone of righteous anger resonated for our generation. Wasn’t … Continue reading I Wanted to Live Like a White Person →

“The Most Terrible Loneliness” Notes on the Historical “Spoiled” Identity of Gay Men

“We’re creatures of the underworld. We can’t afford to love.” -- Harold Zidler (Moulin Rouge) “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” --Oscar Wilde used to teach a literature course to college juniors I called “Foucault for Beginners and Others.” In keeping with academic jargon popular at the time, I described it as readings in … Continue reading “The Most Terrible Loneliness” Notes on the Historical “Spoiled” Identity of Gay Men →