July 14, 1933 - In Germany, all political parties are outlawed except the Nazi Party Trump's presidency reminds me of a word fraught with dark meaning: Gleichschaltung. It literally means synchronization or ''to bring into line'', but it refers to the process in Nazi Germany … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Take It From Me, To Be a Stripper, All You Need To Have is No Talent.” – Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents (1917 - 2011) was a writer and director who wrote and ultimately transformed two of Broadway's landmark shows, Gypsy (1957) and West Side Story (1959) and created one of the best romantic films of all time, The Way We Were (1973). He won four Tony Awards … [Read more...]
Does This Recently Unearthed Tomb Contain the Remains of the World’s Greatest “Sexually Fluid” Warrior?
The world's interest was peaked when archaeologists in Egypt discovered this unknown tomb. Now they are preparing to open the … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Traveler, Gertrude Bell
July 14, 1868 - Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell Another fun lesbian, Gertrude Bell was highly influential in the British imperial policies because of the knowledge and contacts she made during her extensive travels in the Middle East. On a July night in 1926, Bell took a … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “It Was A Pleasure To Be A Gay Eyesore.” – Lance Loud
Alanson Russell Loud (1951-2001) became famous because of An American Family, a revelatory television series that documented his family's life, broadcast on PBS in 1973, drawing 10 million viewers and causing considerable controversy. After being edited down 300 hours … [Read more...]
Why You Must Visit the “Astonishing Relevant, Urgently Important” David Wojnarowicz Retrospective at the Whitney
Starting today, the Whitney Museum in NYC will host a major David Wojnarowicz retrospective "History Keeps Me Awake at Night.” The prolific painter, photographer, mixed-media artist, writer, Super-8 filmmaker, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Pianist, Van Cliburn
July 12, 1934– Van Cliburn: "I'm not a success, I'm a sensation." When I was a kid, I would study the photos on the covers of my parental units' Van Cliburn albums and I would get that familiar, perplexing tingle of recognition and arousal. I mistakenly thought he had one name: … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “I’m Not on Earth to Win a Popularity Contest. I’m Here to be the Best Human Being I Possibly Can Be”. – Tab Hunter
The world lost Tab Hunter yesterday. Thankfully, he is a movie star, so we still have him in photographs and film. He was two days shy of 87th birthday when his final credits rolled. Young Arthur Andrew Kelm Gelien was a champion equestrian and figure skater before a certain … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant
July 10, 1954 – Neil Tennant: ''Something happened to us in America. The theory is it was the video for Domino Dancing. I never really believed it. America is quite homophobic, but it’s also totally gay. It's really weird. America is traditionally a country of extremes living … [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: Teen Charged After Smashing Stonewall Inn Window & Neon With a Baseball Bat
William Gomez, 19, was thrown out of The Stonewall Inn on Frday night. Before he was hanging out with friends when he was reportedly thrown out for belligerence. He returned with a baseball bat about 4:30AM and smashed the bar’s window and damaged the neon sign causing $7,000 … [Read more...]
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