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Lastly, in short, Paws and Reflect:
Exploring the Bond Between Gay Men and Their Dogs
(Alyson Books), edited by novelist Neil Plakcy and dog breeder Sharon Sakson, is a fascinating
sociological discussion. Twenty-five contributors share reminiscences about their pets and how
they enriched their lives, including playwrights Edward Albee and Charles Busch, and filmmaker
Jonathan Caouette. One funny entry, called "The Dog Who Outed Me," by London-based Kevin Anderson,
even expresses the opinion of someone who doesn't really like dogs. His brother Jimmy's malamute
is described as "the giant thing," yet he saves Kevin on a disastrous mountain hike and in a
funny episode causes Kevin to out himself to his unsuspecting brother. |
