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“But ‘boys’ were still serious business. I am reminded here of a...”
– Liz Smith, Natural Blonde: a Memoir, 2000
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March 2013
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OBITUARY -- Joseph Torchia
Writer and photographer Joseph Torchia died Monday at his Napa home, apparently from liver cancer. He was 49.
Mr. Torchia was the author of two published novels, “The Kryptonite Kid” and “As If After Sex.” He was a reporter for The Chronicle for two years during the 1970s and also worked for The San Francisco Examiner.
Mr. Torchia was born in Johnsonburg, Pa., and...
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“It’s difficult to believe that Torchia, author of a sweet and funny...”
– Kirkus Review, publishing homophobic reviews since at least 1983!
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“‘Husbands and wives,’ he said, ‘mothers and fathers,’ he...”
– Joseph Torchia, As If After Sex, 1983
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“‘Let me give you a better example,’ he said. ‘An example from...”
– Joseph Torchia, As If After Sex, 1983
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And also, the Mercedes Benz dealership by my Midtown East office closed and is being replaced by a TD America Bank and I got so upset: ANOTHER EFFING BANK! And then I realized I was ruing the closing of a luxury car dealership and my head almost exploded.
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“Later, after Jack left, I sat feeling the crispness of my hangover skin and the...”
– Mike Albo, Hornito, 2000
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"How to Survive a Plague" to Become ABC Miniseries →
thematerialworld:
If there was ever a filter through which the complex realities of AIDS activism could be articulated with nuance and detail — through which we could see laid bare the matrix of racism, sexism, classism and homophobia that allowed the AIDS epidemic to kill so many people — it’s network television.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkRIbUT6u7Q
February 2013
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