Lawrence D. Mass, M.D. is a co-founder of Gay Men's Health Crisis and was the first writer to write about AIDS in the press. He is the author/editor of four books: Homosexuality and Sexuality: Dialogues of The Sexual Revolution, Volume 1; Homosexuality as Behavior and Identity: Dialogues of the Sexual Revolution, Volume 2; Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America; and We Must Love One Another or Die: The Life and Legacies of Larry Kramer. Mass's writing on bears and health has been featured in anthologies, including Bears on Bears by Ron Suresha and The Bear Book II by Les Wright. Mass is a unit director of addiction treatment services at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. Mass and his partner, gay activist and writer Arnie Kantrowitz, are featured in the documentary film Gay Sex in the 70's.

All articles first appeared in AMERICAN BEAR magazine (which ceased publication in March 2006), and are reprinted with the kind permission of the publisher and author. The views expressed in the articles are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of BEAR CAFÉ New York, Inc.

• On AIDS 25th Anniversary, the Media Get the Story Right, But the Date Wrong by Gabriel Rotello
• HIV, the Other STD's and "Morning-After" Treatments (NEW to BEAR CAFE website!)
• Sex and the City: Are We All Sex Addicts? (NEW to BEAR CAFE website!)
• Prostrate vs. Prostate: Prostatitis, Part I
• Prostrate vs. Prostate: Prostatitis, Part II
• Cancer of the Prostate
• Bears and Sleep: Snoring and Sleep Apnea
• Bears and Another Epidemic Diabetes
• Bears, Bisexuality and Masculinity
• PEPTALK: The So-Called Morning After Pill For HIV
• Safer Sex Parties
• Private Acts, Social Consequences: Bisexuality -- Round II
• Bears, Obesity and Surgery
• Bear Joints
• Bears, Gaining and Encouragement -- Part 1
• Bears, Gaining and Encouragement -- Part 2
• Turning 50 -- Bears and Viagra
• Bears, Binging and Depression -- Part 1
• Bears, Binging and Depression -- Part 2
• GRRRR? No, GERD!
• Hard Times. How Safe is Safer Sex?
• Eating Butt: the Ifs, Ands & Butts of Rimming -- Part 1
• Eating Butt: Risks, Prevention and Precautions -- Part 2
• Bears and Cancer
• BEARiatrics: Bears, Obesity and Surgery Revisited
• Bears, Women and Size: Size is a Political Issue, Part 1
• Size is a Political Issue, Part 2
• PNP Bears -- Crystal Meth, the Gay Community and Bears: Part 1
• PNP Bears -- Crystal Meth, the Gay Community and Bears: Part 2
• Mythologies of the Fat Epidemic
• Cubs, Muscle Bears, Otters, Bill Clinton and Health...
• Hibernation & Herpes, Part One
• Hibernation & Herpes, Part Two
• Bears, Communication and Challenge
• Bears & Health
• Bears & Health, Part II
• Bears & Health, Part III
• HEPATITIS and Gay Men
• Losing Ground: Substance Abuse and... Bears?
• Overeating & Depression: Results of the First Bears & Health Survey
• Bear Events and Cardiac Events
• Ursus and Uranus: Anal Warts, Anal Cancer and a New Vaccine

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BEAR LITERATURE

"THE BEAR WHO KNEW TOO MUCH”
BY
BRUTUS

Brutus, also known as Bob Cunningham (brutus.buffalo@verizon.net), created the cartoon "Grizzly Tales" for Bear Magazine and currently produces "Beercan and Saurus" for 100% Beef Magazine. He resides in Buffalo, N.Y., and is a staff trainer for an agency that serves people with special needs. He is President of the Buffalo Bears.

Copyright © 2004 by Brutus. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from BEAR LUST: HOT, HAIRY, HEAVY FICTION, edited by Ron Suresha (Alyson, 2004). The views expressed in the articles are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of BEAR CAFÉ New York, Inc.

"MICROSWITCH”
BY
RON SURESHA

Ron Suresha's Bio: www.ronsuresha.com

Copyright © 2002 by Ron Suresha. All rights reserved. Originally published in Holy Titclamps, 2002 (holytitclamps.com); and in Bad Boys, edited by Paul Willis & M. Christian (Alyson, 2003). The views expressed in the articles are solely those of the author and do not necessarily express the views of BEAR CAFÉ New York, Inc.

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In Memoriam
Thomas Joseph (TJ) Hock (December 10, 1953 – June 25, 2006)
David Ryan (1964-2005)

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