Allan Stratton

Allan Stratton is the internationally award-winning author of Chanda’s Secrets and The Dogs.

22 Posts

History Lessons from the Toronto Mob Targeting a 19th-Century Gay Icon

Allan Stratton

26 Nov 2021 · 15 min read

The Progressive Case for Renouncing Gender Extremism: Last of a Three-Part Series

Allan Stratton

21 Sep 2021 · 18 min read

Rescuing the Radicalized Discourse on Sex and Gender: Part Two of a Three-Part Series

Our choice of words affects the way we think. That’s why we spend so much time fighting over which terms to use, whether it’s “undocumented immigrants” versus “illegal aliens,” “foetuses” versus “unborn babies,” or “militants” versus “terrorists.” In recent years, the question of word choice has figured prominently

Allan Stratton

27 Jul 2021 · 17 min read

The 'Gender Supremacist' Threat to the Progressive Alliance: Part One of a Three-Part Series

Allan Stratton

22 Jun 2021 · 22 min read

We Can Revisit (And Even Replace) the Classic Books We Teach Children—Without Cancelling Them

Allan Stratton

18 Mar 2021 · 15 min read

What We Owe to ‘The Boys in the Band’—and Other Classics of Gay Film

I’m grateful to every straight director, actor, and writer who has taken up the cause over the last 60 years, and to their closeted friends and colleagues who inspired them.

Allan Stratton

28 Oct 2020 · 15 min read

Don’t Listen to the Outrage. ‘Cuties’ Is a Great Film

Allan Stratton

17 Sep 2020 · 12 min read