SONGS OF SIN Op. 50 (1992, unfinished). A cycle of songs for a young popular voice, mens chorus and military band based on the poetry of Dinos Christianopoulos […]
Jerry Tucker
In 1968, Jerry Tucker, a US Marine stationed at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, California, made a significant decision by posing nude for artist Dave Martin in […]
L’Art Pour L’Art
L’Art pour l’Art, or “Art for Art’s Sake,” is a 19th-century philosophy advocating that art should be appreciated for its beauty and aesthetics alone, without needing to serve […]
Beautiful Brothers
Every day growing up, I watched miners coming home from the local pit. My face pressed against the cold window pane, my breath making wet ribbons of condensation […]
Welcome World
Won’t you come on in? Miracles, I guess Still HaPenis now and then. Step into my heart. Leave your cares behind. Welcome to my world. Built with you […]
“Black Brothers #2”
“Black Brothers #2” by Sierra Domino is a notable piece in the history of African American homoerotic art, produced in 1983. Sierra Domino is a well-known name in […]
The Kiss of Life 1967
Taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito, this photo called “The Kiss of Life” shows a utility worker named J.D. Thompson giving mouth-to-mouth to co-worker Randall G. Champion after […]
Distraction Exquisite
HaPenis is a device to “calculate” the astronomy of the spirit. Look through that astrolabe and become oceanic. Why this distracted talk? It’s not my fault I rave. […]
Best Lover
A long time ago I thought that sex would die after about age 49 or so. Now almost 10 years past that point, I realize that the best […]
El Cuidador
Jose Cos, male caregiver treats you to a video musical experimental performance, more (like) sculpture and photography. Here I put only parts of a video. One receives the other […]
The Body Uniformed
ONE thing about the Ma- rines-they give orders, but can take them too. In this case Athletic Model Guild made the demands on super Buddy Houston-and off came […]
Los Penetrados
Los Penetrados (The Penetrated) is a 45-minute film in eight acts from controversial Spanish Artist SANTIAGO SIERRA. The film was originally shot on October 12 2008, Día de […]
Dionysian Buddhism
I have a friend who as a young man was very handsome and flirty, but he ran away from romantic encounters and for a long time lived in […]
Man in Polyester Suit
Robert Mapplethorpe’s Controversial ‘Man in Polyester Suit’ Photo Sold for $478,000 in 2015. The image was part of Mapplethorpe’s “X Portfolio” series, which North Carolina senator Jesse Helms […]
Un Chant d’Amour
Jean Genet‘s only film, which he directed in 1950. Because of its explicit (though artistically presented) homosexual content, the 26-minute movie was long banned and even disowned by […]