▁Award . ▁ ▁His ▁writing ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁Review , ▁Part isan ▁Review , ▁Bomb , ▁the ▁New ▁Republic , ▁Har per ' s ▁B az aar , ▁The ▁New ▁York er , ▁Van ity ▁Fair , ▁Out , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁Book ▁Review , ▁The ▁Nation , ▁Tra vel ▁+ ▁Le is ure , ▁and ▁American ▁Po etry ▁Review . ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁acc laimed ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁Frank ▁O ' H ara , ▁City ▁Po et . ▁His ▁book , ▁F inding ▁the ▁Boy friend ▁Within , ▁calls ▁for ▁gay ▁men ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁self - res pect ▁by ▁cultiv ating ▁an ▁imag inary ▁lo ver . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Inter view ▁on ▁Planet out . com ▁Boy friend ▁Review ▁ ▁Category : American ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : L GB T ▁writers ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : L GB T ▁people ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : L GB T ▁mem oir ists ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : G ay ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : American ▁mem oir ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Friedrich ▁H irth , ▁Ph . D . ▁( 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁in ▁Gr ä f ent onna , ▁Sax e - G oth a ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁in ▁Mun ich ) ▁was ▁a ▁German - American ▁sin