readings

Best Gay Erotica 2008 Signing and Party

Elizabeth — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:05:49 -0800

Queer award-winning New York poet Emanuel Xavier presents the New York contributors to this year’s installation of the world’s most acclaimed gay men’s erotica collection, BEST GAY EROTICA 2008 (by Cleis Press, 2007, 240pp, tpb, $14.95), which he curated.

This year’s contributors Andrew McCarthy, Charlie Vazquez, Lee Houck, Sam J. Miller, Taylor Siluwe and Tom Cardamone will each grace the infamous Rapture Cafe stage to share their stories of obsession, desire, lust and seduction. Who said gay bohemia was dead?

Drifting Toward Love: Black, brown, gay and coming of age on the streets of New York

Elizabeth — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:45:24 -0800

Journalist Kai Wright reads from his new book "Drifting Toward Love" about black and Latino gay young men in Brooklyn. From the book's web site:

Drifting Toward Love tells the stories of Manny, Julius, Carlos, and their friends, young gay men of color desperately searching for life's basic necessities: homes that provide more than shelter and security against more than violence or disease. As these teenagers navigate the rocky waters of adolescence, they wade through pains and passions that are typical of any young person coming of age. But they do so with few resources -- material or emotional -- in a world where the cards are stacked against their success.

Reading: Debbie Nathan "Pornography"

Chris — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:55:50 -0800

While the sexual and moral compass here in the U.S. generally points toward 'porn is bad', demand and access to pornography has grown to unprecedented levels. Journalist Debbie Nathan takes an objective view on the social issues surrounding it. Thoroughly researched and written in friendly language for a young audience, Nathan's "Pornography" explores how young people take a critical approach toward this medium. Step out for a lively and important discussion, 'cause we ask, we tell, right?

Ideas for events

Elizabeth — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:37:19 -0700

Do you have ideas for events that Sex in the Public Square might put on? Readings? Film screenings? Discussions? Let us know! And if you're an organization that would like to cosponsor an event, drop us a note using the contact form and let us know that, too.

Single State of the Union anthology reading

Elizabeth — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:52:14 -0700

Reading from Diane Mapes's anthology Single State of the Union with Rachel Kramer Bussel, Lynn Harris, Sarah Iverson, Judy McGuire, Susan Shapiro, and Amy Thomas.