Maitland’s Vintage Gay Books Newsletter

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The Male-Man's Bag

The Male-Man's Bag

George E. Davies as Clay Caldwell a.k.a. Rod Hammer, Surrey House, 1975

Maitland McDonagh
Nov 03, 2022
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“You and I used to be queer, but we have to be gay now. I read that somewhere,” says Jerry to his friend-with-benefits Dirk in the first chapter of The Male-Man’s Bag, a little play on the common 1960s/’70 use of the term “bag” to describe one’s interests/preferences, as in the 1965 James Brown hit “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag.“ It was credited to George…

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