Gay Power, Gay Myth: Harvey Milk and Randy Shilts

The Harvey Milk legend and the man who made it.

Published on Off Christopher Street • Sep 30

1:33:08

Where Have All the Gay Writers Gone? (w/ Dan Oppenheimer)

Gay Twitter, non-gay Substack, “house gays” at straight magazines, gay podcasts and gay slop.

Published on Off Christopher Street • Sep 15

1:47:35

‘Nipples Are In Vogue This Summer’

How gossip and trendspotting shaped Andrew Holleran’s ‘Dancer from the Dance.’

Sep 1 • David Sessions

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August 2026

Market Nights

Menace in Chicago.

Aug 17 • David Sessions

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Embden Pond

In which I try and fail to do Nature

Aug 14 • David Sessions

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July 2026

Why is There No Homopessimism?

How social media killed heterosexuality and saved gay culture.

Jul 23 • David Sessions

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Porn, Platforms, and Moral Panic

Thinking about Platform Temperance with Dan Oppenheimer.

Jul 20 • David Sessions

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June 2026

Straight Lady Theory with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Why thinking about straight women is gay and NOT "at least a little bit bi"

Jun 30 • David Sessions

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The Ends of Pride

"These are my politics"

Jun 16 • David Sessions

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May 2026

Why the Gays Tried to Cancel 'Cruising'

'Christopher Street' editor Charles Ortleb saw the film as an opportunity to forge a gay "people" in the shadow of a looming fascism.

Published on Off Christopher Street • May 19

1:07:38

What's So Casual About Casual Sex?

From Andrew Holleran's "fast-food sex" to today's Grindr angst, the gays have always been fretting about their own promiscuity.

Published on Off Christopher Street • May 5

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April 2026

The Women, Gays, and Jews of the Christian Right

Perry Deane Young contemplates the hypocrites.

Apr 22 • David Sessions

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