“ And Now Upon My Head the Crown” by Phillip B.A NIGHT AT THE SWEET GUM HEAD Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta’s Gay Revolution By Martin Padgett In this field of thistle, I am the improbable … “ Boy in a Stolen Evening Gown” by Saeed Jones J., Leaving and Coming Back” by Marilyn Hacker Still as a scar through the screen’s glow … “ Ekphrasis on My Rapist’s Wedding Dress” by torrin a. Historically, a city’s queer population ended up in the park, by default. Kicked out of the church and the home, or evicted from the bars, queer people would congregate outside.