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03/01/2005
American Art: Lesbian, Post-Stonewall Since Stonewall, Lesbian Artists in America working in a variety of media have become increasingly diverse and visible. The trend continues today despite a conservative backlash that began in the late 1990s. view feature
02/28/2005
Joan Nestle, 1993 An ongoing interest in butch-femme identities pervades the work of award-winning lesbian historian, writer, editor, and archivist Joan Nestle. With Deborah Edel, she co-founded the Lesbian Herstory Archives, a multi-format collection of material that has done much to chronicle and preserve lesbian lives. In this 1993 interview with Owen Keehnen, she discusses her own writing, her involvement in editing the stories of other lesbians and gay men, and her involvement with the Lesbian Herstory Archives. view feature
Ellen Hart, 2003 Minnesota native Ellen Hart is the author of a lesbian mystery series featuring Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless and her wisecracking theatrical pal Cordelia Thorn. Five of the twelve novels published so far in that series have won Lambda Literary Awards. view feature
02/14/2005
Sapphire (Ramona Lofton), 1996 Bisexual African-American poet and novelist Sapphire (Ramona Lofton) is concerned with coming out of invisibility. In this 1996 interview with Owen Keehnen, she discusses her novel Push, the power of language, her shift from poetry to prose, and her mission as artist. view feature
James Earl Hardy, 1995 In 1994, successful African-American journalist James Earl Hardy published his first novel, B-Boy Blues, a frank gay love story centering on two African-American men from widely divergent backgrounds. In this 1995 interview with Owen Keehnen, he discusses the novel's success, the controversy surrounding its subject matter and treatment, the politics of African-American literature and expression, his writing process, and upcoming projects. view feature
01/31/2005
Jewelle Gomez, 1993 In her poetry, fiction, and essays, African-American writer Jewelle Gomez seeks to merge her black, feminist, and lesbian identities into an indivisible whole. In this 1993 interview with Owen Keehnen, she discusses her Lambda Literary Award-winning first novel, The Gilda Stories, a book that revamps the myth of the vampire, and Forty-Three Septembers, a series of essays that pays tribute to the people who have significantly influenced Gomez. view feature
Joan Jett Blakk, 1992 In 1992, Joan Jett Blakk became the first drag queen to toss her wig into a presidential race. Running on the Queer Nation Party ticket, Blakk used drag, camp, and her unique persona to bring visibility to queer people and issues. view feature
01/14/2005
Charles Busch, 2003 In his answers to twelve quick questions, film star, playwright, stage legend, and novelist Charles Busch discusses the play Taboo, the frantic production schedule for the film Die Mommie Die, the joy of receiving a Sundance award, and the crafts of writing and filmmaking. view feature
F. Valentine Hooven: Tom of Finland's Biographer, 1993 F. Valentine Hooven III, author of a biography of gay erotic artist Tom of Finland, shares his view of Tom of Finland, Tom's lasting popularity, and his own work with the Tom of Finland Foundation. view feature
01/01/2005
Quentin Crisp: 1992, 1995, 1997 In this compilation of three interviews, Quentin Crisp describes his life, his art, gay pride, and the differences between Americans and the British with Owen Keehnen. view feature
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