Thank you for this summary. There's far too much history-rewriting for gay men who could be role-models etc and its good to read some historical facts presented plainly. It will be a good day when people can lead their lives as they see fit vs. It is really sad that someone's sex life is no longer private, and everyone has to learn private things. Karen in many ways I understand just what you mean, When my Uncle Danny came out to me as a child, he referred to himself as my uncle, my friend, my loved one who happened to be gay.

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PAPER was founded in to represent and report on the burgeoning art, fashion, and nightlife scenes in the East Village and parts of downtown that founding editors Kim Hastreiter and David Hershkovits felt were being ignored by the wider world of the city. As has always been the case, gay culture and downtown culture were essentially one and the same, making it and--and, as a result, the nascent AIDS crisis--a constant presence in our pages. PAPER lost countless friends, staffers, and subjects to the epidemic over the years. It was a hugely important and personal part of the magazine then, and as such, our earliest issues serve as time capsules of gay life in the city in the '80s and early '90s. Here, we've plumbed the archives and scanned in some of our early covers featuring gay celebrities and icons from RuPaul to Boy George to Liza Minnelli herself.


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Times sure have changed. The American cowboy is an icon of grit, honor, independence and masculinity. Hard work, long days, and little pay except for the open sky, a horse to ride, a hot meal and a drink or two to wet your whistle.



Prev 1 of 30 Next. I was just attracted to the rich photographic opportunities the events offered. I have always enjoyed photographing people, and my camera is attracted to the beautiful, mostly, and occasionally the bizarre. A plague was underway. I wonder how many of those folks are still alive.