In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with the George Washington Bridge.
Today we sent out to our millions of followers on Twitter the following tweet:
Q: What post-war (US) novel best reflects the gay experience as BELOVED reflects the Af-Am exper? Me: Holleran/DANCER FROM THE DANCE (You?)
Nobody answered! We followed it up with another tweet:
Q: Did you ever read a post-war “gay novel” in school outside of an LGBT/Queer class? (If so, which one/s)? Me: No.
Nobody answered this, either.
It has been clear to me at many points in my career that if only I would write non-gay books I might have a wider audience, I might be taken seriously in a way I wasn’t.
– Andrew Holleran (March 2007)
