I have a new review up on erastes's Speak Its Name gay historical fiction blog.

This one's about Richard Amory's classic, much discussed, much ripped-off, and much parodied Song of the Loon.  Read that review here.  

Loon was made into a soft-core art-house movie (unendorsed by the author) in 1970.  It's apparently impossible to get but here's a link to a clip.  Don't let it dissuade you from reading the book; the two are only tenuously related.

Be warned, it's got two cocks and four balls men's dangly bits. 

My other reviews so far are for Chris Hunt's Street Lavender and Mel Keegan's Dangerous Moonlight.

I'm loving the way reviewing forces me to clarify what I like and don't like, what works and doesn't, when authors tackle gay themes in historical settings.  

So, what's your favorite gay historical?
What gay historical do you wish someone would write?