From a swimming pool in Brazil to the back seat of a car in Germany via an apartment in the early hours of the morning where three men dance to the beat of wild passions, here are four stories about the marks that can be left when skin touches skin.
The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin collects gay shorts about bodies, secrecy and the emotional traces left by past relationships. The anthology varies in quality, but its darker, more reflective tone gives the volume a coherent atmosphere.
A young, Black gay man, rejected by his mother and facing a bleak future, joins the Marines, determined to succeed in a system stacked against him.
Prayers for Bobby
2009
Drama, Romance
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son's suicide prompts her reflection on religious intolerance.
The History of Sound
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In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over their mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
From a swimming pool in Brazil to the back seat of a car in Germany via an apartment in the early hours of the morning where three men dance to the beat of wild passions, here are four stories about the marks that can be left when skin touches skin.
The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin collects gay shorts about bodies, secrecy and the emotional traces left by past relationships. The anthology varies in quality, but its darker, more reflective tone gives the volume a coherent atmosphere.
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