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R & P On The ‘Book

October 4, 2011

Long-time readers may recall that I operate the only Official Romanovsky & Phillips Songbook Shoppe. I am delighted to announce that Ron has entrusted me with the care and maintenance of the Official R&P Page on Facebook. Please drop by and share your memories of [read more]

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Triptych

September 15, 2011

All selection © Copyright 2011 by Brian Gryphon

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Moving On

August 25, 2011

Moving On by Jason Beilchick Growing up gay in rural Pennsylvania, Jason adopted a ‘Goth’ appearance to survive high school. Mourning the loss of his father to cancer just as he entered his teen years, Jason wrote out much of the material collected in this [read more]

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Nearly Straight

March 23, 2011

Another of my essays for a college-level English class; this one addresses the new image of gay men in mainstream media. You can read it as a pdf file here. It builds on some themes and concepts presented in What Makes a Man, a Man? [read more]

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Girlfriend

March 15, 2011

A certain number of gay men refer to each other as girlfriend; often as the first word of a sentence such as “Girlfriend; you will not believe what I saw last night!” Many people find it grating, some consider it misogynistic, and others just giggle. [read more]

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Lest We Forget

February 2, 2011

One of the reasons I decided to leave Toronto some fifteen years ago was the overwhelming sense of loss I felt. The first ‘real’ relationship had ended, the job I thought would be my career was gone, and I had lost so many, too many, [read more]