Late last year, archivists made a dramatic discovery when paging through an old guest book at the Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Long thought lost, the guest book—full of…Continue Reading →
The “hanky code,” a secret queer cruising code of the 1970s, was a way to signal your sexual desires via flagging—hanging a bandana from the back pocket of your tight…Continue Reading →
Last Saturday, Feb. 24, hundreds of people gathered at Gloucester’s Hammond Castle for a memorial to eminent Gloucester poet Gerrit Lansing, who died on Feb. 11, a couple weeks shy…Continue Reading →