Monday, September 21, 2009

I Like It Like That: True Stories of Gay Male Desire

Writers explore gay male desire in new anthology called I Like It Like That: True Stories of Gay Male Desire. The book will launch in Montreal on Monday, September 28th and will feature readings by contributors Daniel Allen Cox, Christopher DiRaddo and Mark Ambrose Harris, and Nathan Burgoine.

DeAnne Smith writes:
Ambrose Harris says that writing his story, which is about his limited access to images of man-on-man action as a young queer, "was a very revelatory process. The more I wrote about scrambled porn, the more I remembered about my experiences. In some ways, I felt like I was tapping into body memories, remembering feelings and senses, rather than actual events. So I tried to write from that place, that wild-eyed excitement of a young queer seeing gay porn for the first time." The book aims to showcase diverse manifestations of male desire, while exploring queer male culture. And what culture is that, exactly?
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The Montreal launch of I Like It Like That: True Stories of Gay Male Desire, takes place on Monday, September 28th at 7pm at Casa del Popolo, 4873 St Laurent.