Adele Tearfully Announces Her Las Vegas Residency’s Postponement

By Andrea James on January 20, 2022 5:43 pm

Adele was clearly upset as she shared the sad news that her Las Vegas residency is the latest event affected by the Omicron surge, noting "All dates will be rescheduled. More info coming soon." https://www.instagram.com/p/CY-AYtZAgp-/ She said: Hi, listen I'm so sorry, … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Gay, Rock & Blues Icon, Janis Joplin

By Stephen Rutledge on January 20, 2022 3:03 am

via Alexandre Felipe Présente/YouTube January 20, 1943- Janis Joplin: "You know you've got it, if it makes you feel good." An indelible icon of the 1960s, and a sort of Gay Icon too, Janis Joplin had affairs with women, men, and Southern Comfort. She would cruise the … [Read more...]

#RIP: Marty Roberts of Legendary Lounge Act Marty & Elayne at LA’s Dresden Room

By Andrea James on January 18, 2022 8:32 pm

Marty Roberts, half of one of Los Angeles' most enduring lounge acts of all time, has died, according to a message from his family. With his wife Elayne Roberts, Marty & Elayne entertained crowds with jazz standards for four decades at The Dresden … [Read more...]

Happy 50th Anniversary to ‘Deep Throat,’ Porn’s Most Influential Film

By Andrea James on January 17, 2022 2:36 pm

As we documented in Inside Deep Throat, a half century ago, a group of New Yorkers traveled to Florida to film star Linda Lovelace in what would become … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Gay Icon, Eartha Kitt

By Stephen Rutledge on January 17, 2022 3:03 am

Photo via YouTube screen-grab January 17, 1927 - Eartha Kitt: "I fall in love with Myself. And I want someone to share with me." Eartha Kitt has precisely the qualities that make for a true Gay Icon: A history of anguish, abandonment and alienation, mixed with a campy … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Gay Icon, Ethel Merman

By Stephen Rutledge on January 16, 2022 3:03 am

In Girl Crazy, NY Public Library Archives January 16, 1908– Ethel Merman: "I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank." Jacob J. Lew, President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary, proposed the idea of putting Harriet Tubman, a former slave and … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “Only in the Darkness Can You See the Stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

By Stephen Rutledge on January 15, 2022 11:11 am

photo by Mark Gulezi, Creative Commons Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on this day, January 15th, in 1929. He was the pivotal advocate for African-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. King experienced racism from an early … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “In 40 Years, the Computer Will Do Away With Work; Everyone Will be an Artist”. – Cecil Beaton in 1969

By Stephen Rutledge on January 15, 2022 10:25 am

Cecil Beaton self-portrait, with his Rolleiflex reflected in a mirror of the Jain temple, Calcutta, Wikimedia Commons "After dinner at Dickie Buckle's, David talked of the coming of the Golden Age. He had read many philosophers and has thought a great deal. In the next 40 … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Actor / Songwriter / Author, Ivor Novello

By Stephen Rutledge on January 15, 2022 3:05 am

Photo from BBC via YouTube January 15, 1893– Ivor Novello: "Lovemaking is an art which must be studied and practiced." After seeing Robert Altman's bright and brilliant Academy Award-nominated film Gosford Park (2001) for the third time, I had to … [Read more...]