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Brontez Purnell

Brontez Purnell is a dancer, musician, and writer. Originally from Triana, Alabama, he has lived in Oakland, California, for twenty years. His book 100 Boyfriends received the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction.

Digital illustration by Carolina Moscoso of a slightly scattered but elegant room. There are no people present, but there is plenty of evidence of activity. A bust of a man’s butt and upper body sits on the right side — a smiley-face sticker is affixed to the left butt cheek. A large canvas sits on an easel in the background. A blanket and pillows are scattered on a long lounge chair. The room is illuminated by large white lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

Fiction The Filth issue

Community Work

By Brontez Purnell

I am not by nature an overly choosy person when it comes to lovers, but my one rule is that his skin has to be as soft and as beautiful as mine.