Stunning summer reading
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A wide variety of queer characters have kept Kitten Power company this summer, thanks to her trusty library card.
Review: John Barrowman's Anything Goes
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31st December 2008
John Barrowman plays Captain Jack Harkness, TV's first out gay/bi/omnisexual action hero. He tells his real-life coming out story in his new book.
Farewell, Australia's Sappho: Dorothy Porter, 1954-2008
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15th December 2008
This creative wunderkind wrote libretti, young adult fiction and music lyrics during her extraordinary career, but is best remembered for her poerty.
Review: Oscar's Books, by Thomas Wright
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Oscar Wilde scholar Thomas Wright has managed the impossible, providing a wholly new perspective on the perennial nineteenth century gay icon.
Femmes of Power
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If you asked every queer woman in NZ what it means to be femme, the answers would likely be as diverse as the women being questioned.
Tracking down Mates and Lovers - Pt2
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2nd July 2008
Historian Chris Brickell contrasts public and private notions of homosexual life, describes changing gay culture and clarifies our historical record.
Review: Why you should read 'Mates & Lovers'
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29th June 2008
A breath-taking achievement, Chris Brickell's History of Gay New Zealand reveals more than we have ever known about gay men's lives before us.
Tracking down Mates and Lovers - Pt1
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28th June 2008
Historian, sociologist and author Chris Brickell discusses how he embarked on the most comprehensive history of male homosexuality in NZ.
Review: Mates & Lovers - A History of Gay New Zealand
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26th June 2008
Going where no man has gone before, Chris Brickell has managed to pull together a comprehensive review of 170 years of gay male history.
Review: Best Gay Romance 2008
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Unlike the gay erotica genre, gay romance books contain tales of 'hot monogamy', and even deal with the reality of gay male ageing, writes Craig Young.