Via Wikimedia Commons July 14, 1883 - Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson: "There is a good deal to be said for frivolity. Frivolous people, when all is said … [Read more...]
Dior 2020 Collection/Fashion Film “Le Mythe Dior” Criticized for All-White Cast
This week, Dior unveiled its Fall 2020 haute couture collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri through a short film featuring mermaids, snail women, hunky horned forest creatures, and statues coming to life, directed … [Read more...]
#WomenWeLove: Anjelica Huston
If you are like me, you still miss Smash, the television series that revolved around a group of people creating new Broadway musicals, where everyone must balance their often chaotic personal life with the all-consuming demands of life in the theater. The series features original … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “…. So You Direct a Couple of Successful Pictures with Women Stars, Suddenly You’re a “Woman’s Director.” – George Cukor
George Cukor's (1899- 1983) private life was well known in Hollywood. His Sunday afternoon pool parties were legendary, having been described in detail by some of the party guests, including gay writer John Rechy. Cukor's home, decorated by gay actor turned gay interior … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Frida Kahlo
July 6, 1907 - Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón: "I paint myself because I am often alone, and I am the subject I know best." The Portland Art Museum (PAM) was to have been having sold-out crowds for Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism this summer, and as a … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: 1946, the Bikini is Introduced to the World
On July 5, 1946, the world's first bikini made its debut at a poolside fashion show in Paris. It is now so ubiquitous, it's difficult to believe how shocking it once was. When the bikini first arrived, its revealing cut scandalized even the French fashion models who were … [Read more...]
Dispatches From Portland: Darcelle XV, the West Coast’s Longest-Running Drag Show is Nominated for Landmark Status
Photo via Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, June 30, my Representative, the honorable Earl Blumenauer, urged the National Park Service to add Darcelle XV to the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1967, two years before Stonewall, Darcelle XV has been Portland's premier … [Read more...]
Watch the Trailer for “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado” Coming to Netflix
Every day for decades, Walter Mercado — Psychic/astrologist/wowlebrity/gender nonconforming fashion icon— mesmerized 120 million Latino viewers with his extravagance and positivity. Then he vanished from the public eye. Now a new Netflix documentary tells you … [Read more...]
Lady Gaga Makes a Surprise Appearance at PAPER Magazine’s Zoom Benefit for the Marsha P Johnson Institute
Lady Gaga joined forces with Paper Magazine to throw a Chromatica "Fundrager" on Zoom last might, with proceeds going to the Marsha P Johnson Institute, an organization that protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people. The fundraiser was hosted by Zach … [Read more...]
Social Impak Launches Merch Collection feat. Mike Ruiz’s Iconic Photos
Social Impak- the online retailer that specializes in quality products with social, political, and LGBTQ messages aimed at making our world a better place- just launched is its new summer collection, the Mike Ruiz Collection. Specially … [Read more...]
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