Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMaupin had a problem with his parents. Elements of his family’s dynamics surface in much of his best work. Michael Tolliver, the charming character in the “Tales of the City” series, famously writes a coming out letter to his Mama after she joins the Anita Bryant campaign to “Save Our Children.” Maupin’s parents never responded … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterDavid Pevsner’s book Damn Shame – A Memoir of Desire, Defiance and Show Tunes is exactly that. We join him on a conversational romp through New York and LA’s theatrical, gay sex and activism worlds from the 1980s to the present day. Born in 1958 into a middle-class Jewish family in suburban Chicago, Pevsner grew … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTom Rasmussen and his alter ego, Crystal Rasmussen, grew up in Lancashire, England. Now identified as non-binary, the preferred pronouns are they/them/their. Though from modest beginnings, they became a sensation, at least in their own mind. Anyone who is a bit uptight, or even skittish, might find the brutal honesty a bit much. Their … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A NEW BEGINNING Next year’s Valentine’s Day seems ages away especially as we haven’t got through Thanksgiving yet, but nearly all of the Queerguru Team are suckers for a queer happy-ever-after story. This one by Suzette Mullen an author and a New York Times Modern Love contributor is an introspective, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt is doubtful that anyone outside Christopher Zyda’s personal circle of friend or business associates could identify him as an author. Memoirs are usually attached to some kind of adjacent celebrity or renown in own’s chosen field. Though unknown, he has quite a story to share. Raised in typical, middle-class, Southern California, his early years … Continue reading