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Congratulations.

Congratulations.


Nikky Finney Wins National Book Award for Poetry
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Lesbian poet Nikky Finney won the 2011 National Book Award for poetry for her collection Head Off & Split. Finney was presented the poetry award on Wednesday, November 15 at the National Book Foundation sponsored ceremony in New York, NY. Related posts:Patti Smith wins National Book Award Nation...

Author Talk: Gunn Writers Series

Author Talk: Gunn Writers Series

The Huffington Post praises Alan Shayne's and Norman Sunshine's new memoir, DOUB...

"The two voices of Alan and Norman alternate in telling the story in Double Life, both with such painful, amusing, gutsy, gossipy, sad and joyful honesty, one chapter flows into another without losing the character of either one. They both write so well it would be a page-turner just because of the magnetic worlds they inhabited, full of bold face names they worked with or befriended in the giant world of entertainment on both coasts and the post-Warhol art world."--Shirley Lord, HUFFINGTON POST

We are ecstatic.


50 Years in a Double Life
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In Double Life, A Love Story from Broadway to Hollywood, by Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, love is expressed in the most extraordinary way, chronicling the "double life" of their 50-year relationship.

Thrilled to see Publishers Weekly's Monday Interview piece--our message: "We hop...

Thrilled to see
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The Monday Interview: Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine
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A conversation with Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, whose memoir, , was just published by Magnus Books.

A nice comment stream, and thanks to Steven Wells, and all the readers.

A nice comment stream, and thanks to Steven Wells, and all the readers.


StevenWells: Mr. Shayne and Mr. Sunshine have 20+ years on my
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In today's The Huffington Post, Alan writes: "If people are equal, it's more di...

In today's "If people are equal, it's more difficult to turn some of them into scapegoats. Everything should be done to stop the uneducated hate in our country. Think for a moment what would happen if everything created by homosexuals in the history of the world were removed by the delete button on that great computer in the sky. Do we want to live in such a world?"
Agree?


DOMA's Defeat Is Near... But It May Come Too Late for Me and My Spouse
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If the federal government recognized same-sex marriage, when I or my partner died, the other would get health benefits, his partner's social security and a big break on inheritance taxes. But we undoubtedly won't be alive when that happens.

Right!

Right!


Wall Photos
Ms. Maddow once called my "It's OK to Be Takei" the "Best New Thing in the World Right Now." Well, I found a great quote by her which I'm sharing to give her some "props." (What does that mean anyway?)

Another fantastically generous endorsement, this time from A.R. Gurney, playwrit...

Another fantastically generous endorsement, this time from A.R. Gurney, playwrite of Love Letters and
"What gives the book additional measure of depth is the consistently strong melody of the love story that plays underneath almost every incident, and provides the various pressures, cultural and otherwise, that challenge its survival."

Thank you for the reminder and a sense of how far we have come-- and still need...

Thank you for the reminder and a sense of how far we have come-- and still need to go.


Harvey Milk Speech
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http://www.causecast.org/ Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot L...

Watching the voting results from around the country with interest.

Watching the voting results from around the country with interest.