Party of One meets Finding the Boyfriend Within : A brilliant exploration of what it means to be gay and single in a world where the push to partner with a man has replaced the pressure to marry a woman, by a terrifically talented thirtysomething writer/producer for Canada's CBC
Party of One meets Finding the Boyfriend Within : A brilliant exploration of what it means to be gay and single in a world where the push to partner with a man has replaced the pressure to marry a woman, by a terrifically talented thirtysomething writer/producer for Canada's CBC
Journalist Steven Bereznai , presentable, accomplished, well educated, successful, and in his early 30s , has never had a boyfriend. "Is Singlesville my final destination?" Bereznai wonders. Or does a partner await? And what does he really want? To pair up, or to maintain the independence of a single life? Now in Gay and Single . . . Forever?, Bereznai investigates the basic question of whether there can be acceptance for him and other single gay men, as single men,where the push to partner with a man has replaced the pressure to marry a woman. Bringing together a perfect mix of personal narrative, historical research, interviews with dozens of gay men , including Andrew Holleran, Michael Bronski, and Wayson Choy , and intensely penetrating social and psychological insight, Gay and Single . . . Forever? will resonate deeply among gay men ,many of whom, even today, spend most of their lives not in a relationship.
Steve Bereznai (Bur-ez-nay) is a writer/producer for CBC TV. He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Singledom is emerging as "the pariah status, and is the starting point for this unprecedented book. Author Steven Bereznai is a catch -- and yet, at 31, he has never had a boyfriend. "Is Singlesville my final destination?" Bereznai wonders. Or does a partner await? And what does he really "want? -- to pair up, or to maintain the independence of a single life? Now, in "Single Forever, Bereznai compellingly investigates the basic question of whether there is room for him, and other single gay men, in a post-Stonewall era where the push to partner with a man has replaced the pressure to marry a woman. Through a mix of personal narrative, interviews with dozens of gay men, including Andrew Holleran and Michael Bronski, and acute social and psychological commentary, Bereznai has written a book that will resonate deeply among gay men, the majority of whom, even today, spend most of their lives unattached.
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