"Deafness and gayness are not my problems; they are those of people who do not accept themselves, and therefore do not accept others." -- Samuel Edwards

This below should give anyone a fair idea of what's in EYES OF DESIRE: A DEAF GAY & LESBIAN READER. Some of the titles have been hyperlinked to excerpts. (Names enclosed in quotation marks are pseudonyms.)

Foreword: This Strong Beam of Light by RAYMOND LUCZAK

ONE

School Essay by ANN SILVER

Different From The Others by PHILIP J. GORTON

A Coming-Out Story by "MARY ABERNATHY"

Men in Pink Spacesuits by TOM KANE

Rejection by DRAGONSANI RENTERIA

Black, Deaf, and Gay: True Identities by "PABLO"

The Other Half of His Dollar by JACK FENNELL

Mark & Kevin: Photographs by KEITH R. MITCHELL

TWO

Who Are You? by TANIS

A Lesbian Man at Ease by "ALEX"

My Mother Knew About Me Before I Did by "NICKOLAS"

Caught In The Act by "YVETTE"

Leaving South Dakota by ERNEST HOFFMANN

Dancing Without Music: Moments with Deaf Gay Men by "JAMES MACKINTOSH"

Back In L.A. by DAVE SCOTTON

David versus Goliath: A Deaf Gay Prisoner Speaks Out by "FINNEGAN"

Poems by "JADE"

Interview with a Deaf Leatherman by "DEAN"

A Letter: 11 May 1992 by "DWAYNE"

More Lights, Please by "VICTOR"

Women in Action: Photographs by DOROTHY MARDER

THREE

Thoughts On Being a Lesbian Separatist Interpreter: An Interview with Marilyn Van Veersen by LAURA L. POST

Double Pleasure by GREGG BROOKS

The Zebra and The Scarfaced Lover (one essay and one short story) by EDWARD THERIAULT

Curiosity Found The Cat by "NANCY"

Snowflakes by "MICHAEL"

The Rumor About Ivy: A Deaf Bisexual Woman by "IVY"

From The City of Brotherly Love by "PATRICK"

FOUR

Of Bread, Love by AMY BERNSTEIN

Going Through The Forest by HANNAH GERSHON

Talk of the Town: On Hearing Partners (New York City, compiled by PHILLIP GREEN; San Diego, compiled by JOHN DIBELKA; Seattle, compiled by KAREN BOSLEY; and San Francisco, compiled by FRANK V. TOTI, JR.)

FIVE

Poems, and Your Hiding Place (short story) by W. JAMEY WINKLER

Smooth Skin, Smooth Talk by "GEORGE"

Going The Other Way: Interview with a Deaf Gay Businessman by "RICKY"

Boy Scout of America and Say The Word (two essays) by ROBERT I. ROTH

Poems, and You Feel Beautiful (short story) by RAYMOND LUCZAK

Ngene's Voices: A novel excerpt by JAYE AUSTIN-WILLIAMS

A World-Class Traveler by "BRIAN SEAMAN"

Constant Motion by GIGI DORAN

Love Encounters of the Close Kind: Photographs by KEITH R. MITCHELL

Poems by EDWARD M. SCHWARTZ