PinnedJames Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenWhat If Harvey Milk Had Been the Teacher in Dead Poets Society?A gay kid finds out heartache and joy go hand in handMar 2231Mar 2231
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenYour Queer Friends Will Not Be Okay If You Sit This One OutHow vulnerability was more persuasive than facts13h ago1413h ago14
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenWhen I Fell in Love With Theatre, I Was Afraid of Being GayStriving for authenticity on stage and off6d ago236d ago23
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenIt’s Not the Critic Who Counts: Queer People Step Into the ArenaWriting about cinema as a form of memoir and activismSep 1529Sep 1529
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenHowling at the Lightning — My First Trip to the Gay Mecca Fire IslandA version of this story won the NYC Moth StorySlam last week!Sep 822Sep 822
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenThe Gay Stereotypes of “In & Out” are Terribly Dated and Painfully RelevantPerpetuating the homophobia we’re trying to satirizeAug 2416Aug 2416
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenHow Many More Elections Before Queer People Stop Being Political Scapegoats?The steady beat of a swinging pendulumAug 1821Aug 1821
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenWhy Do ‘Rocketman’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Both Have a Gay Villain?Relegating gay love to the closing creditsAug 1024Aug 1024
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenThe Late-Onset Adolescence of a “Middle-Aged” Gay MillennialReframing Our Narratives of What It Means to Be YoungAug 622Aug 622
James Patrick NelsoninPrism & PenWhen the Dead Don’t Rise — A Gay Man’s Night with a Ouija BoardYour life is the envy of a thousand ghostsJul 2323Jul 2323