CAMP: "A cornucopia of frivolity, incongruity, theatricality, and humour." "A deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium-plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love." "The lie that tells the truth." "Ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homosexual; pertaining to or characteristic of homosexuals."
Another fine collection. I would like to have a good look at Christie's Organ.
ReplyDeleteMassive, apparently. Jx
DeleteVictor J. Banis is the godfather of modern gay pulp fiction. That happens to be his first book for Greenleaf Classics. Because he used pseudonyms throughout his career, an actual count is rather difficult, but he wrote over 100 books by the time he passed in 2019. He went on trial for obscenity in Iowa. He was a brave pioneer. I've written about him quite extensively on my blog. Thanks for including this.
ReplyDeleteA fascinating character, it would appear... Jx
DeleteThe "Rude words of the School Dictionary" reminds me of all the times I "read" the bible at church in search of the best naughty stuff of the day. Leviticus never let me down.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's funny the way Noah of the bible is perceived as a nice old man saving the animals. He was a bitter man and cast out his youngest son from the tribe all because he looked upon his father's drunk and naked body in a tent and then went to the older brothers and was like, "Hey, dad's naked and passed out drunk in the tent over, go check it out!" Oh great, and now all his tribes people gotta be the slaves of all the other tribes. Sheesh!
Sounds more like Tennessee Williams than a three-thousand-year-old book of fairy stories! Jx
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