All articles tagged with #queer men
A writer reflects on the lack of queer-inclusive sex education and lists 15 things they wish they were taught, including the importance of cleaning, exploring interests, destigmatizing STIs and HIV, practicing safe sex, understanding sexual preferences, and being vocal about desires during sex.
"All of Us Strangers," directed by Andrew Haigh and starring Andrew Scott, explores the lonely existence of Adam, a gay writer living in a soundproof apartment on the outskirts of London. When he meets Harry, his life gains dimension as he falls in love and confronts his painful past. Haigh's lyrical filmmaking creates a dreamlike atmosphere, though the movie's spectral story veers close to sentimentality. Scott's extraordinary performance as Adam, a man longing for connection and acceptance, anchors the film. "All of Us Strangers" refracts the manifestations of loneliness and the longing for missed opportunities, highlighting the universal feeling of being a stranger in one's own life.
Brandon Taylor's latest novel, The Late Americans, follows the intertwined lives of young people, mostly queer men, on a Midwestern college campus. Each chapter is told from the point of view of a different character, and the book is built daisy chain-style. The characters are united by their anger toward social pieties they consider aesthetically unpleasing or illogical. The book's ideas and images linger longer in the mind than its characters do, making it difficult to remember which character had which fantasy.