#SamuelSteward
From Gertrude Stein’s inner circle to the "hustler with a heart of gold."
My latest post on goodreads dives into the world of Samuel Steward and explores the raw world of Queer Pulp Noir.

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#QueerLit #Noir #SamuelSteward #BookSky
February 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Me right now in my 30s vs my 15 year old idea of me in my 30s

#samuelsteward
August 18, 2023 at 12:15 AM
why can't i lead a dull and happy and carefree life? the answer, i suppose, is that i'd rot—i have to have excitement, even at the price of ruin
#samuelsteward #botd
July 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Foxy American tattooist, pornographer, diarist and sexual anthropologist Samuel Steward was BOTD in 1909. Sexologist Alfred Kinsey wisely employed him as a researcher and willing model for his Institute’s home-made porn films. #samuelsteward #bornonthisday #supergays
Samuel Steward
American tattooist, pornographer and diarist Samuel Steward was BOTD in 1909. Born in Woodsfield, Ohio, he studied at Ohio State University, where he began a long correspondence with Gertrude Stein…
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July 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Micheal Bronski (Harvard) and I are reuniting for another seminar at @senatehouselib.bsky.social ! We're discussing the lives of #SamuelSteward, aka #PhilAndros, and "fabulism" as an act of queer resistance. Join us online on Monday, 21 September.
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The covers and undercovers of Samuel Steward
This online seminar brings together Andrea Carboni and Michael Bronski to explore the covers and undercovers of Steward’s work
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September 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
DYK #SamuelSteward claimed closeted #GayMen could safely carry on unnoticed in America during the ‘20s & ‘30s because #Christian #fundamentalists didn’t believe #QueerSex existed? Ghosts of #QueerHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com
March 7, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DYK #SamuelSteward claimed closeted #GayMen could safely carry on unnoticed in America during the ‘20s & ‘30s because #Christian #fundamentalists didn’t believe #QueerSex existed? Ghosts of #QueerHistory still haunt. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com
May 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM