Title:  In the Life; A Black Gay Anthology
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Author:  Joseph Beam (Photographer)
Publisher:  Alyson Publications, Inc.
Date Published:  April 1988
Format:  Trade Paper - 255 pages 1st Ed. edition (December 1986)

Synopsis
Here, thirty-three writers and artists explore what it means to be doubly different--black and gay--in modern America.

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From The Publisher: 
In black slang, the expression "in the life" often means "gay." In this anthology, black gay men describe their lives and their hopes through essays, short fiction, poetry, and artwork.