Lane Bateman was a teacher, mentor, and friend to his drama students at Exeter, the exclusive New Hampshire prep school. He was also gay. His well-publicized arrest—and subsequent conviction—on pornography charges has raised a thorny question: Was Bateman a danger to his students, or only to himself? JESSE KORNBLUTH examines the evidence DECEMBER 1992 JESSE KORNBLUTH […]
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Michael Caven is a practicing psychotherapist in Da Nang, Vietnam. He co-founded Out on Main, the nation’s first LGBTQ themed restaurant in Columbus. My beloved Granchar was my very own Auntie Mame. We had our secrets because she understood me. “We were all born bored, Mike-o,” she’d tell me. “We need some excitement! Keep things
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April 3, 2025 • Susan Swavely • Lavender Magazine Betty DeGeneres 70th Birthday with Ellen, Anne, Tom and Michael. Photos courtesy of Michael Caven While gay bars and restaurants might still be few and far between in the U.S. today, there are still many more than in the mid-1990s. Back then, it was truly a
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This commentary was first published in the Union Leader on Dec. 7, 2024. WE’RE SHOCKED when a prominent person is accused of sexual misconduct. We shake our heads, but we’re rarely fully aware of how the victims are affected — especially when those victims are boys, teen boys and men. I know. I was one of those
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“I wonder what would happen if famous gays and lesbians from different historical time periods met, what would they say to each other?” And so begins the Out On Main Restaurant story, the USA’s first LGBT themed restaurant celebrating gay culture and history. Although then life-partner Tom and I were co-founders, the original idea came
One afternoon after a busy day at Neiman Marcus, I returned to my apartment and received a package with a porn video cassette and a set of Polaroids in the mail from my former high school Drama teacher. Larry Lane Bateman and I had kept contact over the years. Postcards and the occasional phone call. I held
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Here I am with Frank Caven, mogul gay bar owner. Fate would deal quite a hand on Independence Day 1983. That’s when and where Frank and I met: July 4th. Old Plantation Bar and Disco on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa. I was a few months into my 20th year, practically homeless, destitute, no prospects, fresh off a
