Genre: Nonfiction
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A Quiet Foghorn: More Notes from a Deaf Gay Life
How does one find a true family? In this collection of essays, Raymond Luczak once again offers readers powerful and deeply personal reflections on his experiences as a Deaf gay man. He begins his journey with the printed word where lipreading is not required, and discovers a family of sorts through the writings of Walt…
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Assembly Required: Notes from a Deaf Gay Life
No one gives you a manual on how to be a Deaf gay man. Raymond Luczak shares stories from his days growing up as a deaf gay man in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and learning signs in secret, trying to follow the music on the radio in order to be cool like his hearing classmates, and…
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QDA: A QUEER DISABILITY ANTHOLOGY!
Featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics by 48 writers from around the world, QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology proves that intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a penetrating and unforgettable look into the hearts and souls of those defiant enough to explore their own vulnerabilities and demonstrate their own strengths. “Queer sexuality and disability places…
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From Heart To Art: Interviews with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Artists and Their Allies
For over a decade, Raymond Luczak, author of Silence Is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness, has been interviewing Deaf and hard of hearing artists and their allies about their creative and arts accessibility work. This volume features over 70 people sharing what it means to be an artist who happens to be different.…
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Silence Is a Four-Letter Word: On Art & Deafness (The Tenth Anniversary Edition)
“MUSIC IS A UNIVERSAL LIE.” In 2002, Raymond Luczak handed us his call to arms for deaf artists everywhere. Ten years later, he revisits the book that challenged assumptions about being a deaf artist. Has anything changed? Yes and no. “ART IS RISK.” “Written in the form of quick bursts of opinion arrived at over…
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Notes of a Deaf Gay Writer: 20 Years Later
I revisit the essay that brought me national attention for the first time. Originally published as a cover story in Christopher Street magazine in December 1990 (and expanded in a special edition published by Hot Off The.Net in August 2010), rereading the essay prompted me to compare my feelings against what I’d felt back then. My reactions…