Donelan first appeared in The Advocate in the early 1978 in response to Anita Bryant's attempt to destroy the popularity of orange juice. His "It's a Gay Life" page became a popular feature for 15 years as The Advocate rose to national prominence, and helped popularize the positive connotation of "fairy" with his images of, as he called them, "asexual, happy little beings that do good deeds," shown often with a cute innocently come-hither smile (and physique) and a gay glint in their wings. (We're not so sure about the asexual part, but the rest is certainly true.)

                Broadening his scope, Donelan moved into the "adult" field, published two collections, has been translated into languages as diverse as Dutch and Korean, and is now featured in the biweekly national newsmagazine Frontiers. Donelan still lives and works in San Francisco with his lover Christopher and their weird cat Spooky.

                Donelan is the most popular and widely reprinted of the cartoonists who work for the gay audience. And yet it is one of the most difficult to find on-line. If you have other of Donelan's cartoons, please send them to us to coplete this album...