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Homosex
332 pages
A kaleidoscopic, whirlwind tour through decades of gay erotic history, blending vintage pulp with contemporary literotica.
What it feels like
Reading this collection feels like stepping into a vibrant, unabashed archive of queer desire. The pace is brisk, carrying you on a whirlwind tour through decades of gay history as reflected in its erotic literature. The mood shifts kaleidoscopically from the clandestine thrill of vintage pulp to the polished sensuality of modern literotica, creating an atmosphere that is both deeply nostalgic and intensely arousing. The prose styles are as diverse as the eras they represent, capturing everything from gritty mid-century encounters to psychedelic sixties orgies. It is a celebratory, historical journey that traces the evolution of sexual liberation. This book will delight readers who crave a rich, unapologetic exploration of LGBTQ+ heritage through the lens of classic and contemporary erotica.
- Mood
- arousing
- nostalgic
- vibrant
- kaleidoscopic
- Tone
- celebratory
- unabashed
- historical
- sensual
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- queer history · sexual liberation · evolving desires · erotic heritage
- The writing
- A diverse tapestry of styles ranging from gritty vintage pulp to polished contemporary literotica.
- The arc
- Moves from a sense of clandestine historical discovery to an unabashed celebration of modern queer desire.
- Who it's for
- Readers fascinated by the intersection of LGBTQ+ history and unabashed erotic fiction.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- BDSM themes
- wartime settings
About the book
Simon Sheppard opens this first-of-its-kind book with a whirlwind tour of gay history as reflected in queer men’s one-handed reading, from the era of World War II, when sex stories were mimeographed in Tijuana and smuggled to the States, to today’s ubiquitous web-based porn.
Included in the collection are well-remembered stories by renowned authors like Jack Fritscher, Aaron Travis, and Bob Vickery alongside old pulp-paperback pornography and up-to-the-minute “literotica.”
A rough-trade biker takes a farm boy to the barn in a 1953 story by Phil Andros. Richard Amory’s 1966 Old West classic, “Song of the Loon,” sets a horny frontiersman among hunky Indian tribes. In John Preston’s 1979 iconic “Mr. Benson,” a submissive finds his ultimate master. In Sheppard’s wide-ranging collection, men have sex in a psychedelic-60’s Berkeley orgy, under fire in Vietnam, and on a roadside somewhere in Texas.
Populated by a colorful mix of characters, from leathermen, drag queens, sailors, and hustlers to uptight accountants and gay vampires, this is an outstanding new collection put together by one of gay erotica’s favorite voices.
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