Stan Persky (1941–2024)

Author of Flaunting It: A Decade of Gay Journalism from the Body Politic

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About the Author

Stan Persky is the author of numerous books, including the Hubert Evans Prize-winning The Short Version: An ABC Book. He teaches philosophy at Capilano University in North Vancouver.

Works by Stan Persky

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Flaunting It: A Decade of Gay Journalism from the Body Politic (1982) — Editor — 77 copies

Buddy's: Meditations on Desire (1989) 51 copies

Boyopolis: Sex and Politics in Gay Eastern Europe (1996) 25 copies

Then We Take Berlin : Stories from the Other Side of Europe (1995) 22 copies

Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 (2011) 21 copies, 2 reviews

Autobiography of a Tattoo (1997) 18 copies

At the Lenin Shipyard: Poland and the Rise of the Solidarity Trade Union (1981) 17 copies

Delgamuukw: The Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Aboriginal Title (1998) 17 copies

The Short Version: An ABC Book (2005) 8 copies

The Solidarity Sourcebook (1982) — Author — 8 copies

Topic Sentence: A Writer's Education (2007) 7 copies

Mixed Media, Mixed Messages (1991) 7 copies

America, the last domino: U.S. foreign policy in Central America under Reagan (1984) 6 copies

Wrestling the angel (1977) 6 copies

Son of Socred: Has Bill Bennett's government gotten B.C. moving again? (1979) 6 copies

On Kiddie Porn: Sexual Representation, Free Speech and the Robin Sharpe Case (2001) 6 copies

The day (1971) 5 copies

Supreme Court of Canada Decision on Abortion (1988) 4 copies

Post-Communist Stories: About Cities, Politics, Desires (2014) 4 copies

Slaves (1974) 3 copies

Robin Blaser (2010) 2 copies

Bennett II: The decline & stumbling of Social Credit government in British Columbia, 1979-83 (1983) 2 copies

Eros And Cupid 1 copy

Fantasy Government: The Fall of Bill Vander Zalm and the Future of Social Credit (1989) 1 copy

[Stan Persky : text printouts] 1 copy

The house (convention centre, stadium, rapid transit system, etc.) that Jack built: Mayor Jack Volrich and Vancouver politics (1980) 1 copy

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Associated Works

In Another Part of the Forest: An Anthology of Gay Short Fiction (1994) — Contributor — 192 copies, 2 reviews

The Gates of Paradise (1993) — Contributor — 127 copies, 2 reviews

First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far) (2007) — Contributor — 95 copies, 4 reviews

The Mammoth Book of Gay Erotica (1997) — Contributor — 79 copies, 1 review

Angels of the Lyre: A Gay Poetry Anthology (1975) — Contributor — 42 copies, 1 review

Queeries: An Anthology of Gay Male Prose (1993) — Contributor — 42 copies

COW: The San Francisco Magazine of Livestock (Cow Soup Issue) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1941-01-19
Date of death: 2024-10-15
Gender: male
Education: University of British Columbia
Occupations: writer
professor
columnist
media commentator
human rights activist
civil rights activist
Organizations: US Navy
Capilano University, North Vancouver, British Columbia
Cause of death: complications from surgery (for cancer)
kidney collapse
diabetes
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Berlin, Germany
Place of death: Berlin, Germany
Associated Place (for map): USA

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Abcdarian 516 reviews

Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009 by Stan Persky

I just don't have much interest in lit crit anymore, not that it was ever gripping stuff. The few books I had read he discussed cogently enough I guess, the rest I barely skimmed.

May 18, 20241 other review

Siubhan 371 reviews

Reading the 21st century : books of the decade, 2000-2009 by Stan Persky

I just don't have much interest in lit crit anymore, not that it was ever gripping stuff. The few books I had read he discussed cogently enough I guess, the rest I barely skimmed.

Feb 28, 20181 other review