A fairly recent book, Art and Homosexuality: A History of Ideas, contains a shout out to B on page 205. It’s published by Oxford University Press so it is my fervent hope that future Rhodes Scholars will be studying B along side peeps like Milton, Tennyson and Pepys.

White Arms Magazine was Jim’s brainchild and I his willing accomplice in dreaming up ideas for publication.  The fun part of the voyage was in getting there. When Anna Banana accepted Jim’s article “B and Me” for VILE we thought we’d really made it. We didn’t publish another issue after that.

White Arms Magazine Mission Statement

Exploring planned obsolescence

From a Lincoln Mark IV

B, too many times

White Arms Issue 3

I wanted Bi Untitled to be called Cherry. It was my favorite in the series.

Forbidden Fantasies, 1980

My friend Charley did a series of B paintings, a couple were in this show

You can’t say we never warned you

The November 22, 1976 Edition

Something for the kids, a coloring book. (Note bene: its pronounced “bee”)

The Drag Means Death Issue, 1975

A nose for news, a heart for art

Bitch stole my cover

Usually I like to be on the cover but I had no complaints with this one. I was happy to be just another insert.

Taking on the meaning of drag, 1975

White Arms No. 4

Some may find fault with the lower lip line but considering the substances abused that evening, not bad

The Inaugural Issue

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The Story of Jim

• The Happiest Days
• Childhood Living
• Life on Pretty Lake
  
• Sensitivity Training
• Graceless Lady
• Life in Print
• Life on an Associate Professor’s Salary
• What’s the Date? 1968
• Alone with Art
• Life at Sterling Cooper
• Centerfold
• Sliding Through My Hands
• Life as a Godfather
• I Know I’ve Dreamed You
• Image of Veta
• Landline