Essays, fiction, and poetry originally published by Gay Sunshine Journal and Gay Sunshine Press.
Includes bibliographical references throughout.
Includes an introduction by the editor Winston Leyland, founder of the Gay Sunshine Press.
Contents: Introduction / by Winston Leyland [p. 7-8] -- Part I : Gay history [p. 9] -- George Washington's gay mess : was the "Father of our country" a Queen? / by Charley Shively [p. 10-68] -- The Historical roots of homophobia / by Rictor Norton [p. 69-90] -- Part II: Gay sex and politics [p. 91] -- Reflections on the Gay Movement / by Rictor Norton [p. 92-100] -- Sex in the Mexican baths / by Clark L. Taylor, Jr. [p. 101-108] -- Sports and the macho male / by John Mitzel [p. 109-138] -- Peter Doyle : Walt Whitman's working class camerado [includes two poems by Whitman] / by Charley Shivley [p. 139-144] -- Part III : Gay literary essays [p. 145] -- The Passions of Michaelangelo / by Rictor Norton [p. 146-152] -- Wit vs the ward-heelers / by John Mitzel [p. 153-166] -- Dieter / by Robin Maugham [p. 167-183] -- In quest of Klaus Mann / by Richard Hall [p. 184-198] -- Hard gemlike flame : Walter Pater and his circle / by Rictor Norton [p. 199-206] -- Part IV : Gay fiction [p. 207] -- Costa Brava : a novella / by Frits Bernard ; translated from the Dutch by A. Ronaldson ; illustrated by Aloysius Heylaerts [p. 208-238] -- Part V : Gay poetry [p. 239] -- poems by Allen Ginsberg : Many loves [p. 240-245] -- Old love story [poem] / [p.245-246] -- poems by Edward A. Lacey : Poème des amours fugitifs [p. 247-248] -- Two poems for Leobardo [p. 249] -- Kite-boys [p. 250] -- Réjean [p. 251-252] -- Being [p. 262] -- Desencuentro [p. 253] -- Barrio chino [p. 253] -- The Double [p. 254] -- L'envoi [p. 255] -- Desire and chefchaouene [p. 296-297] -- The Two macaws [p. 258-260] -- Flawed archetypes [p. 260] -- The Man in the village [p. 261] -- Café :To Neon" [p. 262] -- Afghani love song [p/ 263] -- poems by J.L.S.E. (Jim Eggeling) : Life-odor [p. 264] -- Mousa Paidike [p. 265-255] -- Chris' new toy [p. 267-258] -- What the American said to the mancear in El Parque [p. 268] -- The Invitation [p. 269] -- Marketing [p. 269] -- "Abandon sweet care, ye poets" [p. 270-273] -- Passing erotiks [p. 273] -- Apollo tough love : such as Tennyson only hinted p. 274] -- poems by Jim Everhard : This is my life ard [p. 275-279] -- How I got mixed up in this world [p. 279-285] -- A Ghost story [p. 285-288] -- Memory of Roanoke [p. 289] -- Curing homosexuality [p. 290-296] -- Things we do to hurt the ones we love [p. 296-297] -- Simple angels, perplexing minds [p. 297] -- Toughness [p. 298-300] -- What should love become? [p. 300] -- Iinnocence [p. 301-306] -- Iron Mike [p. 306] -- Train stations and broken hearts [p. 307-308] -- A Beautiful dream [p. 309] -- Day and night without you [p.310-311] -- A Poem [p. 312] -- The Boating party [p. 313] -- Gay freedom [p. 314-316] -- The Mystical life [p. 316] -- Only the living haunt this world [p. 317] -- Preparing for death [p. 318] -- AIDS [p. 319]
