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BOOKS |
BOOK
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Positive relationships between
older and younger men are rarely included in gay writing so
we attempt to pick the best fiction
and biography that deals with
this subject.
Coming
out is difficult at any time, and possibly even harder
when you're older, so we have books that may help, Dating
books to help you to find Mr Right and Sex
Advice books to help you perform when you've found
him.
For older gay readers we have
lifestyle advice, health
and fitness and bereavement
as well as practical advice
for those new to computers and the internet. And for every
gay man, a guide to gay travel
books.
If you're looking for studies of gay ageing issues see
the research section.
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Dress
Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris
Reviews: 
An unforgettable collection of hillarious stories
from one of the wittiest and most original (gay) writers
at work today. |
| Gay History |
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also Gay History Links |
 Queer
Cowboys: And Other Erotic Male Friendships in Nineteenth-Century
American Literature
by Chris Packard
Reviews:
GrayGay.com comments:
Brokeback Mountain exploded the myth of the American
cowboy as a tough, gruff, and grizzled loner. Queer Cowboys
exposes, through books by legendary Western writers such
as Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, and Owen Wister, how
same-sex intimacy and homoerotic admiration were key aspects
of Westerns well before Brokeback's 1960's West, and well
before the word "homosexual" was even invented.
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 Male-male
Intimacy in Early America: Beyond Romantic Friendships
by William Benemann
Reviews:
| List
Price (hardback): $39.95 |
GrayGay.com comments:
Male-Male Intimacy in Early America is the first book
to provide a comprehensive overview of the role of homosexual
activity among American men in the early years of American
history. This single source brings together information
that has until now been widely scattered in journals and
distant archives. The book draws on personal letters, diaries,
court records, and contemporary publications to examine
the role of homosexual activity in the lives of American
men in the colonial period and in the early years of the
new republic. |
 Queer
London: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957
by Matt Houlbrook
Reviews:
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Price (hardback): $29.00 |
GrayGay.com comments:
Between the end of the First World War and the publication
of the Wolfenden Report, gay and bisexual men in London
lived in an odd twilight world. From the plush Turkish baths
at the Savoy to the bushes in Hyde Park, London could offer
liberation for young souls but also a trap for the authorities,
always ready to catch the desperate and the unwary. |
 Sodom
on the Thames: Sex, Love, and Scandal in Wilde Times (Hardcover)
by Morris B. Kaplan
Reviews:
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Price (hardback): $35.00 |
GrayGay.com comments:
Sodom on the Thames looks closely at three episodes involving
sex between men in late-nineteenth-century England. Morris
Kaplan draws on extensive research into court records, contemporary
newspaper accounts, personal correspondence and diaries,
even a pornographic novel. He focuses on two notorious scandals
and one quieter incident. |
Strangers:
Homosexual Love in the Nineteenth Century by Graham
Robb
Reviews: 
GrayGay.com comments:
A fresh examination of this forbidden history shows the
profound effects of gay culture on modern life. |
At
Ease : Navy Men of World War II by Evan Bachner
Reviews: 
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Price (hardback): $35.00
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GrayGay.com comments:
Images of young sailors and marines that shaped the ideal
of manhood prevalent in American culture since World War
II. |
 Hello
Sailor
The Hidden History of Gay Life at Sea by Jo Stanley, Paul
Baker
(Hardback)
Reviews:
GrayGay.com comments: When gays had to be closeted,
ships were the only places where homosexual men could not
only be out but also be camp. |
 Pulp
Friction
by Michael Bronski
GrayGay.com comments:
Gay pulp novels from their emergence in the late
1940s through the post-Stonewall era in this expansive,
exhaustively researched amalgam of fiction and gay history. |
 Love
Stories: Sex Between Men Before Homosexuality
by Jonathan Ned Katz
Reviews:
GrayGay.com comments:
Highly provocative, often startling reconsideration of
19th and early 20th-century male-male sexual relationships
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 Dear
Friends
by David Deitcher
Reviews:
GrayGay.com comments: American Photographs of Men Together,
1840-1918 depicting affectionate male friendships whose
precise nature, whether platonic or sexual, will never be
known |
 Queer
Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985
by James McCourt
Reviews: 
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Price (hardback): $29.95
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GrayGay.com comments:
Beginning with the influx of liberated veterans into
downtown New York in the golden age before McCarthyism,
Queer Street tells the explosive story of gay culture in
the latter half of the twentieth century.
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 Gay
New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay
Male World, 1890-1940
by George Chauncey
Reviews:
GrayGay.com comments:
Mixes strong research, true history and a flavorful writing
approach to produce a box which is both informative and
entertaining. It's rich with detail and captures an era
gone with immediacy and flair. |
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Print and TV commercials featuring mature gay men |
| ART & PHOTOS |
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Paintings, drawings photographs & movies |
| BOOKS |
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Fact and fiction for gay seniors and admirers |
| CRUISES |
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All gay cruises and gay cruise groups |
| DATING ADVICE |
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Safe and succesful dating guide |
| DATING SITES |
| Reviews
and ratings of the major and senior dating sites |
| CHAT, VIDEO CHAT & MESSAGING |
| Chat
& video chat systems for interacting with friends or lovers |
| EVENTS |
| Events
for mature gay men and admirers |
| HEALTH & WELLNESS |
| Health,
and medical treatments for mature men/admirers
including Viagra |
| HISTORY |
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Gay history through the ages |
| FINANCE & LAW |
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Gay financial planning |
| LEISURE & FUN |
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Fun and funny sites for seniors and admirers |
| MAILING LISTS & GROUPS |
| Email-based
mailing lists for mature gay men and admirers |
| MOVIES |
| Movies
on DVD and VHS featuring mature and younger gay men. |
| PUBLICATIONS |
| Magazines
and CDs about mature men |
| ORGANIZATIONS |
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Social, political and support organizations |
| RESEARCH |
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Gay social and ageing research |
| RETIREMENT |
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Gay retirement communities |
| SEARCH & PORTALS |
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Gay and senior orientated links, search and portals |
| SHOP |
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Fun T-shirts and other merchandise |
| TRAVEL OVERVIEW |
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How to get the best deal, gay travel, vacations, guides |
| TRAVEL TALES |
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Erotic and amusing travellers stories. |
| VACATIONS |
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Gay and senior orientated accomodation and vacations. |
| VIDEO/DVD |
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Porn Video & DVD with mature men. |
| WEBSITES |
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Sites offering galleries of pics, personals, chat, etc., |
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