1 9 5 9 . ▁Dam ski ▁also ▁was ▁getting ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Sun - Times ▁Line ▁o ' ▁type ▁column , ▁which ▁accepted ▁reader ▁subm issions , ▁usually ▁ep ig ram - length , ▁hum orous ▁mus ings . ▁His ▁letters ▁and ▁ep igr ams ▁continued ▁to ▁get ▁published ▁late ▁into ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Dam ski ' s ▁first ▁" B its ▁& ▁Pie ces " ▁written ▁with ▁Gay ▁Chicago ▁News ▁in ▁mind ▁were ▁p enn ed ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 : ▁" As ▁a ▁gay ▁Karl ▁Marx ▁would ▁say : ▁Sex ▁according ▁to ▁your ▁ability ▁to ▁sex ; ▁and ▁pay ▁according ▁to ▁your ▁ability ▁to ▁pay ." ▁And ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁defense ▁of ▁que ens , ▁Dam ski ▁began ▁the ▁week ly ▁columns ▁which ▁would ▁continue ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Dam ski ▁would ▁write ▁regularly ▁for ▁Gay ▁Chicago ▁Magazine , ▁Gay ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Mid west ▁Times , ▁Gay Life , ▁Wind y ▁City ▁Times , ▁Out lines ▁and ▁Night lines , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁humor ▁mag az ines ▁" under ▁pres umed ▁names ," ▁as ▁he ▁puts ▁it ▁on ▁an ▁early ▁res ume . ▁ ▁Gay ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Dam ski ▁worked ▁with ▁Ralph ▁Paul ▁G ern hardt ▁and ▁Dan ▁Di Le o ▁on ▁Gay ▁Chicago . ▁G