DON SHEWEY, born on this date, is a writer, therapist, and pleasure activist in New York City. As a journalist and critic, he has published three books about theater and written hundreds of articles for the New York Times, the Village Voice, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and other publications.
He has also chronicled his psycho-sexual-spiritual adventures in essays that have been included in numerous anthologies, including The Politics of Manhood, Best of the Best Gay Erotica, The Queerest Art: Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theater, and Men Like Us: the GMHC Guide to Gay Men’s Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Well-Being., and The Paradox of Porn: Notes on Gay Male Sexual Culture. His latest book is Daddy, Lover, God: A Sacred Intimate Journey that explores, through memoir and direct instruction, the sacred calling of sex work.
He wrapped up his psychotherapy practice in 2024 and still sees a limited number of bodywork clients. He has returned to the life of a writer and maintains an active Substack, “Another Eye Opens.” An archive of his writing is available online at donshewey.com