Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender: The Groovy Gay World of Victor Banis
The Groovy Gay World of Victor J. Banis By Jeff Baker It was the Swinging Sixties. Spies were everywhere. Fictional ones, anyway. James Bond was all … Read more
The Groovy Gay World of Victor J. Banis By Jeff Baker It was the Swinging Sixties. Spies were everywhere. Fictional ones, anyway. James Bond was all … Read more
Once upon a time, in an era where LGBT relationships did not have even the acceptance they do today there was a grand master of words who envisioned something entirely … Read more
“This is a strange Christmas Eve…” –Winston Churchill, from Christmas speech to Congress in U.S., December 1941. There have been grim times in this country before, but there has not … Read more
On Beyond Cisgender Part Two By Jeff Baker About a year ago I posted a column suggested by A. M. Leibowitz’ list of suggested reading for High … Read more
This will be a Halloween season like no other. Fears are real. Trick-Or-Treat may be cancelled. Costume shops are devoid of costumes. Wearing masks has taken on a new meaning. … Read more
Her literary criticism was blunt and uncompromising. Her humor was sharp and stinging. Her importance to the field of science fiction cannot be underestimated. Best of all, her fiction is … Read more
In an era where statues are being torn down and schools names are being changed, this column may be more topical than when I first came up with the idea … Read more
My friend Anthony Cardno celebrated Pride Month with a series of Interviews with artists, writers, performers and others in the LGBT community, a series of interviews which stretched into July. … Read more
“The world has gone mad today and good’s bad today…” —Cole Porter, “Anything Goes.” As I write this, America is on fire. Not everywhere, but L.A., New York and Minneapolis … Read more
That’s The Signpost Up Ahead By Jeff Baker Somehow in the last few weeks, nostalgia has been flowing freely here. Not the drinkable kind, but a feeling, that … Read more