The Closet Professor

A blog about LGBTQ+ History, Art, Literature, Politics, Culture, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind. The Closet Professor is a fun (sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes very serious) approach to LGBTQ+ Culture.

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Friday, July 18, 2025

Finally Friday

Thank goodness, it is finally Friday. This week has felt unusually long—one of those where Friday seemed like it would never arrive—but here...

Thursday, July 17, 2025

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The Art of the Gay Film: Where Does Porn End and Cinema Begin?

Red, White, and Royal Blue One of the oldest and most provocative questions in art history is what counts as art? That question becomes eve...

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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Is It Really Only Wednesday?

It’s Wednesday, but it doesn’t feel like a Wednesday. Honestly, it feels like it should be later in the week — Thursday at least, maybe eve...

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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[It was summer when I found you]

[It was summer when I found you] By Sappho It was summer when I found you In the meadow long ago, And the golden vetch was growing By the s...

Monday, July 14, 2025

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Easing Into Monday

I woke up this morning with my back feeling better. Once I got up and started moving around, it did hurt a little — but it’s definitely an i...

Sunday, July 13, 2025

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Cody Messner and Nana

Love That Surpasses Knowledge

“…that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to co...

Saturday, July 12, 2025

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Moment of Zen: 15 Years

On July 12, 2010, I sat down and wrote my very first post here at The Closet Professor. It was called The Ancient Olympics: A History Lesson...

Friday, July 11, 2025

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About Me

Joe: I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but that changed when I took a job as an oral historian in New England. I am now a museum curator, but my move to New England began a new life for me. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's.

My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces.

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