Sam Metz is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared in The Nation, Muftah, and Business Insider.
Sam Metz
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Writing on Public Books
The Gay ’70s
Is being gay just about sex? It’s difficult to imagine anyone asking the question today. If the taglines used to market lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans to the country’s mainstream—“Love Wins,” “It Gets Better,” and “You Can Play”—have led to unprecedented levels of inclusion and visibility, it is precisely by shoving sex aside and […]










