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Armistead Maupin Has Written the Hell Out of "Tales Of the City" And Now Just Wants to Chill
The creator of one of the most beloved serials of all time is 80, living in London with his much younger husband and has no more time or patience…
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Tim Murphy
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July 2024

Robert Plunket's Comeback After Writing The Funniest, Gayest Novel of All Time
His 1992 black comedy "Love Junkie" was film-optioned by Madonna before he faded into relative obscurity. Then came last year's much-lauded reissue. Now…
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Tim Murphy

June 2024

An Intimate Conversation About Sex and Life After Prostate Cancer
My friend Richard Stuart Perkins, 60, a talented photographer, agreed to open up about how we continue with our gay lives during or after transformative…
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Tim Murphy
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Carl Siciliano's Intense Faith Led Him to Start the World's First Major Shelter for Homeless Queer Youth
The hunky altruist had a shocking spiritual episode at age 15—which led, eventually, to his founding of NYC's Ali Forney Center, which has become an…
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Tim Murphy
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May 2024

Alan Cumming On What Sucks Vs. Is Great About Fame, On Having His Own Club to Dance At, and on The Joy of Not Leaving the Hotel Room
He's currently the opulently dressed host of the hit Scottish-castle reality show "The Traitors"—one of many projects that requires juggling like a…
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Tim Murphy

April 2024

Aging, Friendships, Loneliness, Daddiness, Monogamy, Open Relationships: Let's Go Deep with a Gay NYC Therapist
I talked for three hours with Belgian-born Jean Malpas, 48, who has worked with countless NYC gay men as individuals and couples the past 20+ years.
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Tim Murphy
You Can Expect My Next Caftan Interview April 21-22
Eleventh-hour cancellation left me scrambling for a moment.
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Tim Murphy

March 2024

Legendary Beauty Brad Gooch On His New Keith Haring Bio and On Fathering Two Little Boys at 72
His Haring biography reconstructs in vivid detail 1980s NYC—a frenetic decade of staggering loss, including of Gooch's own lover.
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Tim Murphy
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February 2024

Stephen McCauley's New Novel Is "You Only Call When You're in Trouble." So I Decided to Call Him.
The modern-day gay Jane Austen, who debuted with "The Object Of My Affection," has an eighth novel out—perhaps his deepest so far.
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Tim Murphy

January 2024

Jockstraps, Harnesses and Union Suits: The CEO of Nasty Pig Talks About How They Went from Pariahs to Popular Girls
"We had a note taped to our store door accusing us of spreading AIDS," recalls David Lauterstein, who created a gay slutwear empire with husband Fred…
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Tim Murphy

December 2023

Substackers Against Nazis
A collective letter to Substack leadership
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Tim Murphy
Year-End Interview: Following Up with Porn Legend Tom Chase, My Most Popular Interview So Far
He was also my personal favorite interview so far, so I asked him to do another one to close out 2023. And he didn't disappoint. (It gets graphic.)
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Tim Murphy
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