A follow-up to O’Hara’s steamy and provocative book Autopornography: A Memoir of Life in the Lust Lane, Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O’Hara shares with you more intimate stories from former porn star Scott O’Hara. You’ll gain an even deeper sense of the man behind the “Biggest Dick in San Francisco” and come to understand his take on porn, sex, life, and loss. Discussing his ventures as a writer, playwright, and editor of the popular but short-lived journal Steam, Rarely Pure and Never Simple includes poems and stories by O’Hara that express his opinions and feelings about monogamy, safe sex, male beauty, morality, social politics, and “being queer.” O’Hara also relates his childhood experiences to his adult life and uses many examples to link the past to his actions and thoughts concerning his sexuality.Bold, personal, and honest, Rarely Pure and Never Simple gives you an inside look into the life of this controversial author, who died in February 1998 of AIDS-related complications. O’Hara challenges the “norms” of society as he discloses intimate thoughts and details about his sex life and fantasies that are guaranteed to arouse your . . . curiosity.
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The Last Words of Scott O'Hara,
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And witty, wise and wonderful words they are too. This has to be the most overlooked gay nonfiction title of the year. The cover and title aren't as titillating as the first volume of his memoirs, "Autopornography," but the writing's better. Scott shares with us the story behind STEAM magzine, the messy messy inside dirt on "Making Porn" (the play and movie inspired by his own porn star career), and his thoughts on approaching death. Typical of Scott, though, it's anything but depressing or maudlin. A sexy, smart, funny and inimitably shocking read from a gay icon who is sorely missed.
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Great Book Scott..wish I'd met you..,
By Carl W Cate (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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I love this book so much,where to begin. First, Scott O'hara was an original.Just from his writing,which is the only way I have to know him,he was a multifaceted and complicated guy. His writing speaks volumes about his love for freedom,both freedom to do what he wanted, and freedom from the more repressive elements of gay culture.As a libertarian, I appreciate Scott's ability to see things with his own unique gay libertarian-antiauthoritarian viewpoint. I have been moved by his writings to embrace more risk taking,more loving,and more open expression of myself and sexuality as a result of reading this work.Isn't this what life is all about? I do wish they had been able to cure his Non-Hodgkins lymphoma,my own mom has it. Definitely a good read and a keeper.
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STEAM Magazine, which I edited and published for three years, was an ivory tower for me. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Land's End, Scott O'Hara, Jon King, Theatre Rhino, Billiard Ball, Gay Life Ends, Learning Lust New!
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STEAM Magazine, which I edited and published for three years, was an ivory tower for me. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
making porn Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Land's End, Scott O'Hara, Jon King, Theatre Rhino, Billiard Ball, Gay Life Ends, Learning Lust New!
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- Family Secrets: Gay Sons--A Mother's Story (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by John Dececco Phd in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Tom of Finland: v. 1: A Retrospective by of Finland Tom on page 142, and page 143
- Love and Anger : Essays on AIDS, Activism, and Politics by Peter F Cohen in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by John Dececco Phd in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Military Trade by Steven Zeeland in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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