Introduction to The Bear Sessions

| March 22, 2013

The artists of a photography project called The Bear Sessions asked me to write an introduction to a collection of their work, a series of ursomasculine images, printed in magazine form, which came out this month.

“A window into another man’s masculinity” All-Bear mag interview

| September 7, 2012

“A window into another man’s masculinity” The new issue (#17) of All-Bear, which has my interview on FUR: THE LOVE OF HAIR, and the Bear Bones Books new titles.

SDGLN: “Bear lovers: ‘Fur: The Love Of Hair’ is just for you”

| August 17, 2012

Why is there a need for a bear community? “Because older and mature gay, bi and queer guys should be free, if not encouraged, to organize spaces and events that meet their mutual homosocial needs, including their unique and mature sexual tastes, just like straight men and lesbians and bi’s and transgender folks are free to organize and associate socially.”

Noir Pink Interview

| August 13, 2012

Our increasingly interconnected society has allowed many more types of previously closeted gay and bi men to recognize their homosexuality, despite their body type or image. Thus, bears.

Bear Week attracts diverse homomasculine culture to Cape end

| July 28, 2012

The 11th annual post-Independence Day international male tribal gathering on Cape Cod known as Bear Week spanned two prime Summer holiday weekends

Very Special Guests Attend Ptown FUR reading

| July 18, 2012

About 35 people attended a presentation of FUR: THE LOVE OF HAIR during Ptown Bear Week including contributing photographer Angel Colon, coverman Jordan, and photog Chris Roma attended the reading with his husband, Armistead Maupin, the beloved author of Tales of the City

RJS on the “Bear Necessities” in GA Voice

| September 2, 2011

Bear Necessities: An insider’s look at an atypical gay culture and community by Bo Shell, GA Voice, 9/2/11 http://www.thegavoice.com/index.php/community/features/3183-bear-necessities-an-insiders-look-at-an-atypical-gay-culture-and-community * * * “It was really in such contrast to the stereotype of gay men,” said Ron Suresha, author of “Bear on Bears” and another founding member ― if one could call it that ― of [...]