Perry Brass
American author, journalist, playwright and essayist (born 1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perry Brass (born September 15, 1947) is an American author, journalist, playwright and essayist.
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| Born | Perry Brass September 15, 1947 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Genre | Novel, essay |
| Notable works | The Manly Art of Seduction: How to Meet, Talk to, and Become Intimate With Anyone |
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He was an active member of the Gay Liberation Front, the first radical gay organization to be formed after the Stonewall Rebellion in New York in June 1969. He co-edited Come Out!, the influential newspaper published by the Gay Liberation Front;[1] the last three issues of the newspaper were published by the newspaper's collective from his apartment in Hell's Kitchen in New York.[2][3] In 1971, with two friends, he co-founded the Gay Men's Health Project Clinic, the first clinic for gay men on the East Coast. The clinic openly advocated for gay men to use condoms, almost a decade before the advent of AIDS.[4][5]
He writes for The Huffington Post.[6] Perry Brass is member of the PEN American Center. The New York Public Library has a Manuscripts section with Perry Brass holdings.[7][8]
He has been a finalist for six Lambda Literary Awards.[9] In 2012 King of Angels was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award from New York's Ferro-Grumley Foundation.[10]
In March 2016, Brass was banned from Facebook.[11]
Major literary work
- (1991) Sex-charge, Belhue Press
- (1992) Mirage, Belhue Press
- (1992) Works and Other "Smoky George" Stories, Belhue Press
- (1993) Circles, Belhue Press
- (1994) Out There, Belhue Press
- (1995) Albert or The Book of Man, Belhue Press
- (1997) The Harvest, Belhue Press
- (1998) The Lover of My Soul, Belhue Press
- (1999) How to Survive Your Own Gay Life, Belhue Press
- (2000) Angel Lust, Belhue Press
- (2001) Warlock, Belhue Press
- (2004) The Substance of God, Belhue Press
- (2007) Carnal Sacraments, Belhue Press
- (2010) The Manly Art of Seduction, Belhue Press
- (2012) King of Angels, Belhue Press
- (2015) The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love, Belhue Press
References
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