ALLEN GINSBERG, SAINT OF ANTINOUS
ON JUNE 3rd the Religion of Antinous honors Saint Allen Ginsberg who was born on this day.
St. Allen Ginsberg was an early proponent of freedom for men who
loved other men, having already in 1943 discovered within himself
"mountains of homosexuality."
He expressed this desire openly and graphically in his poetry.He also struck a note for gay marriage by listing Peter Orlovsky, his lifelong companion, as his spouse in his Who's Who entry.
Later homosexual writers saw his frank talk about homosexuality as an
opening to speak more openly and honestly about something often before
only hinted at or spoken of in metaphor.
Also, in writing about sexuality in graphic detail and in his
frequent use of language seen as indecent he challenged — and ultimately
changed — obscenity laws.
We consecrate Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 — April 5, 1997) as a Blessed Saint and Exemplar of Antinous for attacking what he saw as the destructive forces of materialism and conformity in modern society.
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