GLR January-February 2023

demographic, with about two-thirds of its readers over sixty. Fully 66 percent hold an advanced degree. More than 1,400 writers have been fea tured in The G&LR ’s uninterrupted run over the last three decades. One steadfast presence has been Andrew Holleran, who’s having a critical resurgence with his latest novel, The Kingdom of Sand , a melancholy depiction of isolation, despair, and desire in older gay men. His first essay in the maga zine (Winter 1994) was taken from a speech he gave at Harvard about coming out and coming of age in Greenwich Vil lage in the 1970s. Since then, he has con tributed well over a hundred articles. Celebrating the magazine’s 25th anniver sary in 2019, Holleran wrote: “We’ve all seen many of our favorite mainstream maga zines shrink if not disappear, which makes me all the more grateful for The G&LR . A writer has one basic dream: to see his or her words in print. ... I’m always thrilled when someone mentions a piece I’ve written, be cause one forgets that one does reach people, people we may never hear from, but who are out there—in the dark. Quite literally, being published in The G&LR has been a reward in itself—it’s kept this writer from going into the horror vacui of the digital age.” I too am fortunate to be a frequent con

tributor to The G&LR . My published pieces include commentaries on John Cage, Keith Haring, Peter Hujar, and Sarah Schulman, along with interviews with Alison Bechdel, Janis Ian, Bill T. Jones, and Tim Miller. Most recently, I profiled trans filmmaker Angelo Madsen Minax. As an editor, Schneider is always open to ideas and he wields an appreciated editing scalpel that cuts for focus and clarity. Drawing upon its treasure trove of queer writing, The G&LR has published two com pilations of past articles. The first, In Search of Stonewall (2019), which marked both the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the 25th anniversary of the magazine itself, delved into historical precedents, the events of June 1969, and their immediate and longer-term impact. The second book, pun nily titled Casual Outings (2021), cele brated the work of the G&LR ’s longtime artist Charles Hefling with 27 of his most memorable illustrations, including Marcel Proust, Vita Sackville-West, Frida Kahlo, Yukio Mishima, Lorraine Hansberry, Leonard Bernstein, and Langston Hughes. Another book is in development: a collec tion of historian Martin Duberman’s many contributions to the magazine over the years, to be titled The Line of Dissent . Collaborating with Schneider on the oper

ational side of the publishing endeavor is his partner of 23 years, Stephen Hemrick, who is the magazine’s publisher. In light of re cent Supreme Court decisions, they finally tied the knot on October 26, 2022. John R. Killacky is the author of because art: commentary, critique, & conversa tion (Onion River Press). Editor Richard Schneider and publisher Stephen Hemrick at Arches National Park, August 2022.

new from the university of new mexico press

The extraordinary collection of letters between writer Lucia Berlin and her dear friend, the poet and Broadway lyricist Kenward Elmslie.

“Honest, open, and important.” — george takei , actor and activist

“A luscious and lyric counterargument to the dangers of a life lived in pursuit of beauty.” — pam houston , author of Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country

Renowned Korean American modern-dance choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess shares his deeply personal hyphenated world.

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