The Fountain (erotica)
Night Violence / Remixed Emotions (expirimental)
The Visit (short story)
Literary Sleaze (expirimental)
The Literary Party (expirimental)
The Lesson of Love (w/ Shakespearean dedication)
Shelley (humor)
Twitter Updates
October 28, 2009
October 17, 2009
October 10, 2009
Miss Sadie's Lamplighter All Nighter!
Kalamazoo, MI. cabaret fixture Miss Sadie chilled with the Del Rays 4th of July weekend 09 at Partners Bar (below). Chelsea Del Ray's BFF also hit Lamplighter (above) 10.9 to support her bestie and get her party on!
Sunshine & Chelsea: Lamplighter Ladies!
RAVER REVUE!
Kalamazoo cabaret legends Miss Sunshine Fest and Miss Chelsea Del Ray threw down 10.9 at The Lamplighter 5301 Comstock Ave. Kzoo, MI. 49048.
In addition to the drag divas show, rave / circuit music was DJ'd + dancers.
September 26, 2009
September 23, 2009
September 4, 2009
Perry Brass Publishes James Schwartz Poem!
Gay writer, poet, novelist, activist, bestseller, performer, and personality Perry Brass has published Moonlight Mileage: A Sonnet by James Schwartz on his official website Perry Brass.com.
Follow Perry Brass on Twitter!
September 2, 2009
A James Schwartz Biography UPDATED!
- JAMES SCHWARTZ is a poet and slam performer striving for the simplicity of Cavafy mixed with modern gay wordplay and elements; Schwartz’s poetry / slam material dialogues of GLBTQ issues and affirmations of gay (night) life and love.
James Schwartz was born 2.19.78 and raised in the Old Order Amish community in SW MI. where he currently resides.
Schwartz is the author of several poetry chapbooks including The Scarlet Band and Other Poems (2005). Schwartz’s poetry has been published by Poetry Life and Times, The Rainbow Gazzette, the Australian poetry / art journal OutSide the Lines, The Poet's Haven, Babel: The multilingual, multicultural online journal and community of arts and ideas , The New Verse News, Patricia Jebbah Wesley's International Poetry Blog for Peace, Perry Brass.com and Love’s Chance Magazine (Summer 2010 issue).
Schwartz’s short stories / essays have been published by A Nite Out, Babel and I'm From Driftwood.com.
As a slam performer Schwartz has read at The Meta Cafe, This is Fire! The Zoo Bar and the St. Joseph County MI. Democrats’ Inauguration Day party of President Barack Obama.
The official James Schwartz website
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Marriage and Family
While glbtq people have formed unions, partnerships, de facto marriages, and many kinds of families for generations, one of the greatest shifts in the history of the family began in the 1990s when queer families began to insist more vocally that they receive the same societal benefits as traditional families.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/family.html
Adolescents depend on their families economically and socially. A homosexual youth's positive or negative identity is largely determined by the parent-child relationships the youth experiences during adolescence.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/adolescence.html
Adoption is an important way in which lesbian and gay couples create families, though there are frequently social and legal barriers to overcome.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/adoption.html
Artificial Insemination is often used by lesbians and heterosexual single women who wish to conceive without sexual contact with males and is frequently the method of choice when gay men create families through surrogacy or co-parenting.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/artificial_insemination.html
Boston Marriages--romantic unions between women that were usually monogamous but not necessarily sexual--flourished in the late nineteenth century between women who tended to be college-educated, feminist, financially independent, and career-minded.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/boston_marriages.html
Children of glbtq Parents have been the subjects of more than three decades of research that has shown that children of glbtq parents are no different from peers reared in heterosexual families.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/children_of_glbtq_parents.html
Civil Union, which confers all the rights, benefits, and responsibilities of marriage on same-sex couples, was established in Vermont in 2000. Same-sex marriage superseded civil unions there in 2009, but other states continue to permit civil unions while prohibiting same-sex marriage, an arrangement many activists describe as "separate but equal."
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/civil_union.html
Same-sex Commitment Ceremonies are similar to heterosexual weddings. They are legally recognized in some countries, but generally not in the United States.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/commitment_ceremonies.html
Custody Litigation between gay and lesbian parents has faced almost unremitting hostility in the courts of some states while others have declared that glbtq parents have the same rights and responsibilities as other parents.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/custody_litigation.html
Domestic Partnership is the generic term for a variety of forms of legal and institutional recognition of same-sex couples that fall short of same-sex marriage.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/domestic_partnerships.html
Many glbtq people reject a fixed definition of Family imposed by society, while others insist their intimate relationships are the same as traditional marriages.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/family.html
The Gay Rights Movement in the U. S. developed after World War II and has grown in size, diversity, and visibility since the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Since its inception, the movement has addressed many different issues important to glbtq communities. Its recent focus on marriage rights emerged during the 1990s and continues to drive much contemporary political activism.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gay_rights_movement.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/stonewall_riots.html
The plight of Sharon Kowalski (b. 1947) and Karen Thompson (b. 1956) brought into sharp focus an issue that many able-bodied gay men and lesbians had never considered: the importance of giving legal status to their chosen families.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kowalski_thompson.html
New Right groups, along with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Evangelical Christians, are the most vocal and visible opponents of same-sex marriage.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/new_right.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/roman_catholicism.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/church_of_jesus_christ_of_latter_day_saints.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/evangelical_christians.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/same_sex_marriage.html
While Parenting has risen in importance in glbtq communities as queer families have become more visible, glbtq people have been parents throughout history.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/parenting.html
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), an American organization of some 460 affiliated chapters and 80,000 members, works to support glbtq people and their loved ones.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/parents_families.html
Same-Sex Marriage has been a goal of glbtq activists and communities since the dawn of the modern lesbian and gay civil rights movement. Relative to some other nations, progress toward same-sex marriage has been slow in the United States.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/same_sex_marriage.html
Sexual Citizenship is a concept that draws attention to all kinds of social exclusions that various sexual communities experience including the denial of marriage rights.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sexual_citizenship.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/family.html
Adolescents depend on their families economically and socially. A homosexual youth's positive or negative identity is largely determined by the parent-child relationships the youth experiences during adolescence.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/adolescence.html
Adoption is an important way in which lesbian and gay couples create families, though there are frequently social and legal barriers to overcome.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/adoption.html
Artificial Insemination is often used by lesbians and heterosexual single women who wish to conceive without sexual contact with males and is frequently the method of choice when gay men create families through surrogacy or co-parenting.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/artificial_insemination.html
Boston Marriages--romantic unions between women that were usually monogamous but not necessarily sexual--flourished in the late nineteenth century between women who tended to be college-educated, feminist, financially independent, and career-minded.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/boston_marriages.html
Children of glbtq Parents have been the subjects of more than three decades of research that has shown that children of glbtq parents are no different from peers reared in heterosexual families.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/children_of_glbtq_parents.html
Civil Union, which confers all the rights, benefits, and responsibilities of marriage on same-sex couples, was established in Vermont in 2000. Same-sex marriage superseded civil unions there in 2009, but other states continue to permit civil unions while prohibiting same-sex marriage, an arrangement many activists describe as "separate but equal."
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/civil_union.html
Same-sex Commitment Ceremonies are similar to heterosexual weddings. They are legally recognized in some countries, but generally not in the United States.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/commitment_ceremonies.html
Custody Litigation between gay and lesbian parents has faced almost unremitting hostility in the courts of some states while others have declared that glbtq parents have the same rights and responsibilities as other parents.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/custody_litigation.html
Domestic Partnership is the generic term for a variety of forms of legal and institutional recognition of same-sex couples that fall short of same-sex marriage.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/domestic_partnerships.html
Many glbtq people reject a fixed definition of Family imposed by society, while others insist their intimate relationships are the same as traditional marriages.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/family.html
The Gay Rights Movement in the U. S. developed after World War II and has grown in size, diversity, and visibility since the Stonewall Riots of 1969. Since its inception, the movement has addressed many different issues important to glbtq communities. Its recent focus on marriage rights emerged during the 1990s and continues to drive much contemporary political activism.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/gay_rights_movement.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/stonewall_riots.html
The plight of Sharon Kowalski (b. 1947) and Karen Thompson (b. 1956) brought into sharp focus an issue that many able-bodied gay men and lesbians had never considered: the importance of giving legal status to their chosen families.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/kowalski_thompson.html
New Right groups, along with the Roman Catholic hierarchy, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and Evangelical Christians, are the most vocal and visible opponents of same-sex marriage.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/new_right.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/roman_catholicism.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/church_of_jesus_christ_of_latter_day_saints.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/evangelical_christians.html
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/same_sex_marriage.html
While Parenting has risen in importance in glbtq communities as queer families have become more visible, glbtq people have been parents throughout history.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/parenting.html
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), an American organization of some 460 affiliated chapters and 80,000 members, works to support glbtq people and their loved ones.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/parents_families.html
Same-Sex Marriage has been a goal of glbtq activists and communities since the dawn of the modern lesbian and gay civil rights movement. Relative to some other nations, progress toward same-sex marriage has been slow in the United States.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/same_sex_marriage.html
Sexual Citizenship is a concept that draws attention to all kinds of social exclusions that various sexual communities experience including the denial of marriage rights.
http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/sexual_citizenship.html
August 30, 2009
James Schwartz: Family Reunion Fun!
STURGIS, MI.)-- SCHWARTZ SUMMER REUNION! The entire Schwartz Family reunited 8.29.09 to celebrate Amos "Dad" Schwartz's 90th birthday at Calvary Church. The 100+ crowd sang Happy Birthday, dined on the potluck lunch and got their visit on.
August 24, 2009
"I'm From Burr Oak, MI."
I'm From Driftwood.com "Daily Gay, True Stories" has published I'm From Burr Oak by James Schwartz, the NEW! sequel essay to "Out& Amish".
Follow I'm From Driftwood on Twitter! http://twitter.com/ImFromDriftwood.
August 21, 2009
August 17, 2009
The Foxxs' Steamy Summer! Their Partners PDA!
Kalamazoo cabaret legend Amber Foxx joined the "Drag Factor" show at Partners 8.15. Fresh from her PRIDE 09 triumph, a career highlight, Foxx strutted the Partners runway to "Rumors" by Linday Lohan!
Between numbers, Foxx cuddled with partner Jeff and sipped cocktails. The Foxxs' upped the ante with an onstage makeout session and confirmed the rumors: it's love, love, love!
Partners: "Drag Factor" Show! Dymond Denae! Madison St. Clair! Una Legend! Eva Angelica! Gwen Jordan! Amber Foxx! Dylan Guage! Baby Boi!
August 6, 2009
April Hoskins' Baby Surprise!
JACKSONVILLE, FL.)-- IT'S A GIRL! Poet April Hoskins & partner Bryan Stafford welcomed baby Emma Grace 8.5.09 in Jax. The 4lb. 15 oz. House of Hoskins heiress joins sibs Alexander, Rebecca and Gabriel! According to a source, poet, daughter and fam are all well. Emma Grace makes baby #4!
August 5, 2009
"Out & Amish" Review!
JONAS REVIEWS JAMES SCHWARTZ
I worked on an Amish farm as a hired hand, visited an Amish community in Honduras, almost joined the Amish church, then an Amish bishop gave me the Holy Kiss by mistake one day and I lay awake that night, sweating, unable to sleep, I had to leave the Amish, and come to terms with being gay. Glad you were able to figure it out before you got baptised…there are other Amish gays and lesbians, my cousin in Philadelphia sees a few of them now and again at the gay bars and bookstores. He says they are usually very tortured about dealing with being gay and Amish…thanks for your writing...JONAS
July 6, 2009
June 18, 2009
KZOO PRIDE 09: Princess Dijon: Do-Gooder Diva!
MI. drag legend and Hollywood makeup artist Princess Dijon volunteered at PRIDE and visited with Brook La Rai and JS!
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