Tag Archives: Gay in the South

Chapter 83: Comrades in Arms

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Scott M

It seems every generation has their wars; some are just more obvious than others. I’ve been reading a biography of the poet Siegfried Sassoon and studying the British “War Poets” of the First World War.  Stories of young men struggling … Continue reading →

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Chapter 75: The Lessons of Scarlett O’Hara and Maggie the Cat

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Scott M

No one ever understood Southern sexual politics better than Tennessee Williams.  But given the time in which he produced his work, some points had to be made subtlety and  obliquely…and much can be read into his work and that’s a … Continue reading →

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Chapter 70: Lover Friends

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Scott M

And now, a trip back in time to Gay life in Peyton Place…. ________________________________________________________________ “I found me a hot lover friend!”  My friend Gary screamed this out one night as we passed him on “The Block” in front of the … Continue reading →

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