Product Description Piety, compassion, lust, love... Feelings all the more potent when you are a Catholic priest confined to your hospital bed by an AIDS diagnosis, being comforted by the seminarian you sexually abused as an adolescent. It's Holy Week 1987. The priest is Fr. Linus Fitzgerald, and the young seminarian is Orlando Rosario. Both are shocked and shaken as they reflect on their desires and dreams, secrets and sins, hopes and faith, and the paths that brought them together. In Homo Novus, Gerard Cabrera illuminates with deep empathy and stark emotional honesty the journey these two men take separately and together - a journey that began with a violation of trust and leads them to places - sacred and profane - that they never imagined. Review "Gerard Cabrera's eloquent and challenging novel Homo Novus takes a hot issue and gives it a complex and nuanced exploration that will encourage even greater discussion." -Charles Busch, Actor/Playwright, author of The Tale of the Allergist's Wife and The Divine Sister"Sex, grace, power, and commitment drive this powerful narrative to its shattering conclusion of personal transfigurations and fearful redemptions. In Homo Novus, Gerard Cabrera's lucid and startling prose pierces the heart, making us rethink our deeply held beliefs about faith, love, courage, and betrayal. The journeys that Orlando and Linus take-with one another, away from one another, and to new understandings - are specific to their lives, and always frighteningly relevant to ours. Homo Novus is a masterful, powerful work-the perfect balancing of the profane and sacred that strikes at the heart of what it is to be human." -Michael Bronski, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of A Queer History of the United States"Cabrera's Homo Novus wrestles with the desire of forbidden love. As the AIDS crisis begins to surface, the characters in this novel find themselves entangled within the undistinguished extremities of a religious vocation, vacillating between secrets and their own identities. In lyrical and often heartbreaking prose, Cabrera weaves a story that illuminates the unanswered questions surrounding morality, faith, lust and love, and what it means to forgive in the face of loss." -Mario Alberto Zambrano, Dancer, Choreographer, and Author of the Acclaimed Novel Lotería"[Homo Novus] A potent, pensive and poignant novel in which gay priests delve into themselves as they navigate lust, love, theology, and the human condition. Filled with strong imagery, and dialogue as biting as a bitch-slap, follow along as their pasts destroy their present lives and threaten their futures, in a time where the specter of AIDS draws the last card. Cabrera creates sexy, complex characters who lure you into the inner recesses of their psyches and libidos so that you end up incriminated through your own voyeurism. But don't shut your eyes because you're in for a wild ride with these men of the cloth who disrobe way more than just their bodies." -Charles Rice González, author of Chulito"Capturing the patriarchal seduction of religion, this novel is an essential contribution to our queer Latinx literary tradition." -Emanuel Xavier, Author of Christ Like, and Selected Poems of Emanuel Xavier"Gerard Cabrera weaves a compelling, and terribly human, story from the strands of sexuality, self-discovery, secrets, violations, hypocrisy, betrayal, and redemption. He paints vivid landscapes ranging from Boston to Puerto Rico, from gay clubs to the Catholic Church. In these days of fanaticism and fear, this tale could not be more relevant, an eloquent rejoinder to those who would dehumanize this or any community. As one character says: "Love is love." Yes." -Martín Espada Author of Floaters: Poems (2021 National Book Award) About the Author Gerard Cabrera grew up Puerto Rican in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the first American dictionary, Dr. Seuss, and basketball. His writing has been supported by the

Homo Novus

Literature & Fiction

Cabrera, Gerard

United States

Rattling Good Yarns Press, LLC

The Complete Leonard & Larry Collection

Tim Barela's Leonard & Larry are back! The Complete Leonard & Larry Collection contains every Leonard & Larry strip, from their first appearance in Gay Comix, to The Advocate and Frontiers magazine. Strip creator Tim Barela gave voice to a generation of LGBTQ people. Whether we were gay, straight, into music, or into leather, we could see our lives mirrored in the sometimes crazy but always loving Leonard & Larry universe.The Complete Leonard & Larry Collection contains all the strips from the long out-of-print previous collections of Tim Barela's work: Domesticity Isn't Pretty, Kurt Cobain & Mozart Are Both Dead, Excerpts from the Ring Cycle in Royal Albert Hall, and How Real Men Do It. Also in this collection are cartoons from Mountain Man and the never seen before Grizzly 'N' Ted series. The Complete Leonard & Larry Collection features forewords by internationally respected animation historian Charles Solomon and Gay Comix pioneer and pop culture historian, Andy Mangels, plus an introduction by Tim Barela.

Barela, Tim

Arts & Photography

Killer Queens - Volume 1 - Leopold & Loeb: Leopold & Loeb

A Sex Competition Can Be Murder!What happens when you combine a tongue-in-cheek spoof of murder mysteries, reality TV romance competitions, and the live-streaming gay porn industry? You get "The Grand Sex Tour Murders!" "The Grand Sex Tour Murders" is ostensibly a tell-all written by Paulie Hahnemann, the producer of a live-streaming gay sex competition set in European bathhouses.Surrounded by beautiful architecture, fantastic art, and fabulous food, the eight hot, sexy guys compete to see who will score the most "sex points" to take home the grand prize of $250,000 and become the next big gay porn star!Seen through the eyes of Paulie, interviews with the stalking serial killer, and hidden camera segments of the contestants, we follow them all through great European cities. Paulie's plan is to make a financial killing, that is?until the real killing starts.

The Grand Sex Tour Murders

Daniel M. Jaffe

Last Call Chicago: A History of 1001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts

Review\nPraise for Last Call Chicago 
"Last Call Chicago is a treasure trove of LGBTQ historical insight! Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix have undertaken a comprehensive exploration of Chicago's colorful gay past, revealing more than a thousand of the safe havens and communal spaces that allowed us to evolve into the diverse and vibrant community that we have become and presented it in a concise and well-executed tome. Their passion and enthusiasm for our queer journey is manifest in every entry. If only we had such far-reaching insight into all of our refuges." - Art Smith, GayBarchives.com 
"Last Call Chicago restores to life the vast world of bars that have been so vital to the queer community. It will release for readers a flood of memories and it provides future researchers a wealth of information. "\nLast Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts could not have been written by anyone but authors Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix. Both are journalists with a keen eye for history, who reported on the events and comings and goings of Chicago's LGBTQ-friendly bars and clubs. Last Call Chicago is a walk back in time-from the Speakeasies of the 1920s to the latest hot spots, and all done without looking at a single app.\nLast Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts is a history of LGBTQ venues in Chicago going back in time as far as records of such venues exist. Both before and after Stonewall, LGBTQ bars and hangouts served the purpose of bringing the LGBTQ together and served as informal community centers. They were and are part of the vibrant fabric of the LGBTQ community. Opening Last Call Chicago is like stepping into a time machine that transports us across the years to bear witness to the triumphs, challenges, and sometimes heartaches of the LGBTQ community in Chicago.\nAs Terri Phoenix, director of the LGBTQ Center at UNC-Chapel Hill said recently at a vigil for the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting, "It is important for people to understand that for LGBTQ communities, a gay bar is often a home for members of a community that may not feel safe ... anyplace else in their lives ... the club is a sanctuary, a community center, a home."\nLast Call Chicago is like a trip home.

de la Croix, St. Sukie

Karlin, Rick

History

Last Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts could not have been written by anyone but authors Rick Karlin and St Sukie de la Croix. Both are journalists with a keen eye for history, who reported on the events and comings and goings of Chicago's LGBTQ-friendly bars and clubs. Last Call Chicago is a walk back in time-from the Speakeasies of the 1920s to the latest hot spots, and all done without looking at a single app.\nLast Call Chicago: A History of 1,001 LGBTQ-Friendly Taverns, Haunts & Hangouts is a history of LGBTQ venues in Chicago going back in time as far as records of such venues exist. Both before and after Stonewall, LGBTQ bars and hangouts served the purpose of bringing the LGBTQ together and served as informal community centers. They were and are part of the vibrant fabric of the LGBTQ community. Opening Last Call Chicago is like stepping into a time machine that transports us across the years to bear witness to the triumphs, challenges, and sometimes heartaches of the LGBTQ community in Chicago.\nAs Terri Phoenix, director of the LGBTQ Center at UNC-Chapel Hill said recently at a vigil for the victims of the Orlando Pulse shooting, "It is important for people to understand that for LGBTQ communities, a gay bar is often a home for members of a community that may not feel safe ... anyplace else in their lives ... the club is a sanctuary, a community center, a home."\nLast Call Chicago is like a trip home.

Americas

Twilight Manors in Palm Springs-The Strange Case of Donna Reed's Missing Wig: A Brian & Stéphane Adventure

Humor & Satire

Prepare to Feast on LIfe! Robert (Raub) Karr and his best friend, Walter, planned a relaxing cruise from Seattle to Mexico. Little did they know that their vacation would be upended when they met the author and creator of Auntie Mame, Patrick Dennis, on board the ship. Dennis was traveling under an assumed name. And much like his character Mame, Patrick Dennis brought a whirlwind of mayhem, fun, and chaos into the lives of those onboard the ship. Raub, Walter, and Patrick became fast friends, with Patrick attracting a collection of eccentrics and oddball characters wherever he went. What was supposed to be a simple cruise turns into a full-blown adventure when Patrick and Walter jump ship and disappear into Mexico. Later, Raub comes to their rescue. Wealthy widows, art connoisseurs, masked midget wrestlers, ladies of the night, and hunting rats are just part of the trio's comical escapades. The story behind At Sea with Patrick Dennis: My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame is as fascinating as the memoir itself. When Raub Karr passed away in 2017, his memoir languished unpublished and was doomed to be lost forever. Fortunately, theatrical hair designer, Bernie Ardia, rescued the manuscript from obscurity. Ardia instinctively knew this story needed to be shared with the world. So, don your best jewelry, fix yourself a cocktail, and prepare to laugh as you come on a madcap Mexican adventure with Patrick Dennis, Raub, and Walter. To quote Patrick Dennis's most famous character, Mame, "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving."Patrick Dennis, Raub, and Walter pile their plates high and feast from the banquet of life.

At Sea with Patrick Dennis: My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame

Biographies & Memoirs

Karr, Robert

Arts & Literature

Timm Gay Johnson was an unrepentant nudist. He didn't care whether anyone saw him naked. In fact, if anyone appeared at the front door, he never bothered to put anything on. "Just in case the Jehovah's Witnesses pay a visit," he always said. Likewise, when guests came over for dinner, he never put on his clothes. "My birthday suit's my best outfit . . ."When a legendary Minneapolis florist with an oversized penis the stuff of legend in the local gaycommunity suddenly dies, his partner Howie Dwight Taft has a real problem when he dates forthe first time in 30 years. How does a perfectly average-sized, overweight, and predictablemiddle-aged man try to find a new husband of his own? Covering some 40 years of gayMinneapolis history, the novel explores what it means to be an older gay widower.

Widower, 48, Seeks Husband

Romance

Luczak, Raymond

LGBTQ+ Romance

Twilight Manors in Palm Springs: The Peculiar Case of the Follies Dancer

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