In her weekly briefing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a masterclass on handling critics of President-Elect Joe Biden's plans to make schools more gender inclusive. A Christian News Service pool reporter asked: Joe Biden says he’ll give transgender students access to … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Mystery Writer, Cornell Woolrich
December 5, 1903 – Cornell Woolrich "His voice seemed to come from his stomach, through rolling drums of smothered agony — that were the weeping of a grown man. 'I want her back. I want her back. I will never rest until I find her.' 'What do you want her back again for?', she … [Read more...]
#FirstLook: Dame Judi Dench in the New Film Version of Noël Coward’s Classic “Blithe Spirit”
Blithe Spirit is a supernatural comedy by gay writer Noël Coward. It tells the tale of socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Victorian Social Reformer, Octavia Hill
Octavia Hill by John Singer Sargent, The National Portrait Gallery December 3, 1838 – Octavia Hill: "We all want quiet. We all want beauty… we all need space." From the mid-19th century, more and more educated women sought paid work as writers or in the professions of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Fashion Designer, Gianni Versace
December 2, 1946– Gianni Versace Donatella Versace, as portrayed by Penelope Cruz, in FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story: "I will not allow that man, that nobody, to kill my brother twice!" For American Crime Story's Season Two, Ryan Murphy's series … [Read more...]
#ArtDept: Posters and Flyers from ACT UP
It's World AIDS Day on December 1, and I continue to think about the fight. In 1987, during the early years of the AIDS crisis, a group of New York artists and activists formed ACT UP (the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) to raise awareness about the growing epidemic. Many of … [Read more...]
#QWERRRKOUT Tuesday: Hair, Body, Face by Diva Houston
QWERRRKOUT TUESDAY just got a whole lot QTer… New queers featured every week! Tag us, take a pic of us and follow us on Instagram at QWERRRKOUT, and you too could be the next, featured QT! YOU … [Read more...]
#MakingHistory: Designer Kenneth Cole’s PSA Ads for HIV/AIDS
Since 1985, designer Kenneth Cole has been openly involved in publicly supporting HIV/AIDS awareness and research. He is one of the first in the fashion industry to do so. He uses fashion as a medium to promote socially conscious ads to help fight various causes from AIDS to … [Read more...]
#OnThisDay: Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks is Arrested for Civil Disobedience
December 1, 1955- Rosa Parks is Arrested for Civil Disobedience "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed, actually she sat down for what she believed, but you get it. On the evening of December 1, 1955, Parks, an African-American, … [Read more...]
‘Umbrella Academy’ Star Elliot Page Announces He Is Trans
Ending 2020 with some good news... Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated star of Juno and Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy, has announced he is transgender. “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be … [Read more...]
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