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Flying Colors | Esra Magazine

Flying Colors | Esra Magazine.

Author mikeybearPosted on June 25, 2012October 11, 2018Categories Activism, Human Rights, LGBTIQ+, Middle EastTags Flying Colors, Jonathan Danilowitz, LiteratureLeave a comment on Flying Colors | Esra Magazine

A Farewell to Beloved Children’s Author (and Atheist) Maurice Sendak

A Farewell to Beloved Children’s Author (and Atheist) Maurice Sendak.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 10, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Atheist, Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice Sendak, Wild ThingsLeave a comment on A Farewell to Beloved Children’s Author (and Atheist) Maurice Sendak

Video: Maurice Sendak’s Interview with Stephen Colbert | NewsFeed | TIME.com

Video: Maurice Sendak’s Interview with Stephen Colbert | NewsFeed | TIME.com.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 10, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert, Wild ThingsLeave a comment on Video: Maurice Sendak’s Interview with Stephen Colbert | NewsFeed | TIME.com

Wild Things author Sendak dies at 83 | Lateline

Wild Things author Sendak dies at 83 | Lateline.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 10, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Jewish, Literature, Maurice Sendak, Wild ThingsLeave a comment on Wild Things author Sendak dies at 83 | Lateline

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author, Dies at 83 | NYTimes.com

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author, Dies at 83 | NYTimes.com.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 9, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice Se, Wild ThingsLeave a comment on Maurice Sendak, Children’s Author, Dies at 83 | NYTimes.com

Maurice Sendak, Author-Illustrator Of Where The Wild Things Are, Dead At 83 | Queerty

Maurice Sendak, Author-Illustrator Of Where The Wild Things Are, Dead At 83 | Queerty.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 9, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice SendakLeave a comment on Maurice Sendak, Author-Illustrator Of Where The Wild Things Are, Dead At 83 | Queerty

Gay Author Maurice Sendak Dies At Age 83 << Joe. My. God.

Gay Author Maurice Sendak Dies At Age 83 << Joe. My. God.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 9, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice SendakLeave a comment on Gay Author Maurice Sendak Dies At Age 83 << Joe. My. God.

Gay, Jewish and Imaginative – Maurice Sendak | Oy Gay | Jewish Journal

Gay, Jewish and Imaginative – Maurice Sendak | Oy Gay | Jewish Journal.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 9, 2012April 18, 2017Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice SendakLeave a comment on Gay, Jewish and Imaginative – Maurice Sendak | Oy Gay | Jewish Journal

Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dead at 83 | ABC News

Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dead at 83 | ABC News.

Author mikeybearPosted on May 9, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Author, Death, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Maurice Sendak, Wild ThingsLeave a comment on Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dead at 83 | ABC News

Nazis, Gay Sex and Esperanto – The Arty Semite – Forward.com

Nazis, Gay Sex and Esperanto – The Arty Semite – Forward.com.

Author mikeybearPosted on February 12, 2012Categories Culture/Tradition, Jewish, LGBTIQ+Tags Boxer Beetle, Gay, Jewish, Literature, Nazi, Ned Bauman, SexLeave a comment on Nazis, Gay Sex and Esperanto – The Arty Semite – Forward.com

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