I was really looking forward to reading the review in today's Washington Post of James Whiteside's Center Center: A Funny, Sexy, Sad Almost-Memoir of a Boy in Ballet. Sadly, while the reviewer (a former ballerina) clearly likes the book, she focuses almost solely on the American Ballet Theater principal dancer's reflections on his profession--to the exclusion of his queer identity. Indeed, apart from a single reference to his drag persona, and a passing allusion to his being "gender-subversive," the casual reader would have no clue that Whiteside is gay at all.
To rectify that curious sin of omission, here are some articles that give a fuller picture, from Vanity Fair, Bustle and the New York Times.
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