My curiosity grew out of a comment made by a classical music critic on the radio that "Händel never married and led a very private personal life. His closest friends, however, were known to be gay." Note: I'm not sure whether this question is on topic here. Feel free to closevote it if it isn't.
It’s visually flamboyant. The male characters are gay coded (the too loud Scarecrow, the sensitive types, the befuddled old bachelor). The main character leaves the farm to go have an adventure in an urban environment where she meets friends, sings, dances, and sees things she never thought she’d see.
Philip Gambone’s Zigzag is a collection of short stories about the romantic interests of older gay men. (Photo courtesy Rattling Good Yarns Press) Which brings me to Zigzag, Philip Gambone’s marvelous new short story collection about aging gay men in the Boston area, particularly white men who spent their formative years in the South End.