For the Love of (Actually) Reading Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man April 20, 2023 0I do Zoom calls with my neurologist – don’t ask – every six months. During our last session, I allowed...
When Memory Leads to Yearning and There’s Nothing There Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man March 17, 2023 0It really was not my intention to dine in a mausoleum last Sunday. I just wanted some good fried chicken...
“Interview” with George Santos Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man March 2, 2023 0I am thrilled to interview George Santos, the first openly gay Republican elected to the U.S. Congress. Rep. Santos and...
The Death of Friends Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man January 20, 2023 0In December, I received a text from a stranger that my friend Ryan Jung had been found dead in his...
Laughter in the Face of Tragedy Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man November 17, 2022 0We all know that looking backward makes crawling forward to the grave more bearable. This is mainly true when we...
Treat Yourself at the Polls Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man October 21, 2022 0Well before I was old enough to vote — you had to be 21 then — I decided it was...
A Parable of Decrepitude Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man September 22, 2022 0I have begun to despair at how much my life has become a cliché of decrepitude. I just had surgery...
Whiteness & Black Gay Pride Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man August 18, 2022 0I want to explain why Black Pride is essential to our community’s health. As a white person, I probably have...
People are Pets, Too Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man July 21, 2022 0In the mid ’80s, I lived in Houston with two cats, two dogs, two enormous koi, and a lover, as...
In Defense of the Young Gays Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man June 16, 2022 0I’m writing this a few days before another birthday in the month of Pride. As always, I ruminate senility’s question:...
A Personal History of Exercise, Machismo, and Charles Atlas Cliff Bostock Old Gay Man May 19, 2022 0Were you a 97-lb. pencil-necked bag of bones? When you went on the beach, did bullies with massive pecs kick...