1989: The Year the C20th & Gay Bohemianism Ended
On the 55th anniversary of the NYC bar riot at which everyone over 75 now claims they threw the first bottle, I thought I would… Read More »1989: The Year the C20th & Gay Bohemianism Ended
On the 55th anniversary of the NYC bar riot at which everyone over 75 now claims they threw the first bottle, I thought I would… Read More »1989: The Year the C20th & Gay Bohemianism Ended
Mark Simpson interviews Neil LaBute about his film ‘In the Company of Men’ – twenty years before ‘toxic masculinity’ went ‘hegemonic’ (Originally appeared in Attitude,… Read More »Men Make Terrible Company – Neil LaBute interview
A lively tale of a charming bandit and proto-terrorist prompts Mark Simpson to wonder why we’re still thrilled by ruffians. (Independent on Sunday, 5/1/2003) Why,… Read More »Chivalry & Bloody Showbiz – The Jesse James Story
It’s LGBT History Month. So I thought I would share with you my hitherto hidden love for my favourite ‘gay’ novel. The Heart In Exile,… Read More »The Heart in Exile – The Strange Case of the Peculiarly Prescient Pre-Gay Novel
Mark Simpson gets mixed messages on the High Street (Another ‘lost’ Attitude column – this one from 1999) It was one of those indecently… Read More »Cruising the Streets