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Perry Brass (born September 15, 1947) is an American author, journalist, playwright[1] and essayist.[2]
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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;[3] the last three issues of the newspaper were published by the newspaper's collective from his apartment in Hell's Kitchen in New York.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
He writes for The Huffington Post.[8] Perry Brass is member of the PEN American Center.[9] The New York City Public Library has a Manuscripts section with Perry Brass holdings.[10] In a BlogTalk Radio interview he gives background information about his book King of Angels.[11]
He has been a finalist several times for Lambda Literary Awards.[12] In 2012 King of Angels was a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction from New York's Ferro-Grumley Foundation.[13]
In March 2016, Brass was banned from Facebook.[14]
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- (1991) Sex-charge,[15] Belhue Press
- (1992) Mirage,[16] Belhue Press
- (1992) Works and Other "Smoky George" Stories,[17] Belhue Press
- (1993) Circles,[18] Belhue Press
- (1994) Out There,[19] Belhue Press
- (1995) Albert or The Book of Man,[20] Belhue Press
- (1997) The Harvest,[21] Belhue Press
- (1998) The Lover of My Soul,[22] Belhue Press
- (1999) How to Survive Your Own Gay Life,[23] Belhue Press
- (2000) Angel Lust,[24] Belhue Press
- (2001) Warlock,[25] Belhue Press, won the 2002 IPPY Award in the Gay/Lesbian category[26]
- (2004) The Substance of God,[27] Belhue Press
- (2007) Carnal Sacraments,[28] Belhue Press
- (2010) The Manly Art of Seduction,[29] Belhue Press
- (2012) King of Angels,[30] Belhue Press
- (2015) The Manly Pursuit of Desire and Love,[31] Belhue Press
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