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  1. fusilier says

    Marcus Ranum @1

    Did Harlan Ellison ever have any other kind of mood?

    And another rhetorical question: did any _woman_ -- gay or not -- ever read any of these?

    fusilier

    James 2:24

  2. says

    Fusilier:

    And another rhetorical question: did any _woman_ — gay or not — ever read any of these?

    Shouldn’t be rhetorical. Yes, women read them -- you have no idea how popular these were, and what a comfort they were to gay women back in the 1950s and 1960s. Coming out then could destroy your whole life. There’s a reason Ann Bannon’s works are still in print, along with many others. I’ve linked this before, but one more time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Bannon

  3. says

    fusilier@#2:
    Did Harlan Ellison ever have any other kind of mood?

    Of course! He also has “grumpy.” He is bipolar: “morbid” or “grumpy”
    and I wouldn’t want him any other way.

  4. fusilier says

    Caine @3

    Thank you, especially for the link.

    I’ve always seen them -- particularly the lurid covers -- as being aimed at men. Of course I AM (to steal a phrase) straighter than quality control at a ruler factory, so there are lots of things I Don’t Get Right Away.

    Marcus Ranum @5

    We only met Harlan Ellison once -- he hid in our hotel room for a couple of hours during MidAmeriCon in 1976. “Morbid” was the constant, “grumpy” and “gleeful” were variable modifiers. ;^> ;^>

    fusilier

    James 2:24

  5. says

    Fusilier:

    I’ve always seen them — particularly the lurid covers — as being aimed at men.

    You didn’t think that perhaps lesbians and bisexual women would find the cover art attractive? I find a lot of it very attractive!

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