To round out Pride Month, Google has a lovely tribute to Marsha P. Johnson, a guiding spirit of the sex and gender minority rights movements. I've listed some interesting works about Marsha and her legacy: Pay It No Mind: … [Read more...]
Hairspray’s Nikki Blonsky Comes Out in New TikTok Video
Happy last couple of days of Pride! Hairspray star/longtime WOWlebrity Nikki Blonsky has come out as gay in a TikTok dance video, singing along to the Diana Ross disco classic “I’m Coming Out.” "I'm gay!" she writes, with the hashtags Pride, I'mComingOut, and … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Cross-Dressing Entertainer, Gladys Bentley
Via Wikipedia Commons June 26, - Gladys Bentley: "From the time I can remember anything, I never wanted a man to touch me. Soon I began to feel more comfortable in boys’ clothes than in dresses." In 1934, King's Terrace, a Manhattan nightclub, was padlocked by the police … [Read more...]
Friday: Barack Obama Joins Other Luminaries at Pride Live’s Virtual Stonewall Day
President Barack Obama will be part of the upcoming LogoTV Pride Live simulcast on Facebook/YouTube with a message of hope and solidarity for the LGBTQ community. The virtual event hosted by model Geena Rocero begins on Friday June 26 at 12:45pm Eastern. It will include … [Read more...]
Interesting? Surprising? Read Brett Kavanaugh’s Pro-LGBTQ Remarks in His SCOTUS Dissent
As you may have heard, the Supreme Court today ruled 6-3 that LGBTQ people are protected under federal employment discrimination laws. Two of the Republican judges, Neil Gorsuch and John Roberts, joined the court’s Democratic appointees to deliver the surprising … [Read more...]
Hollywood Boulevard Gets a Fierce ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER Makeover. Watch
As part of this weekend's LGBTQ solidarity march for Black Lives in Los Angeles, activists followed Washington DC's lead and painted ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER on historic Hollywood Boulevard. Using pride flag colors … [Read more...]
Remembering the Victims of the Pulse Shootings Four Years Later
A ceremony commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting was being held virtually today due to the ongoing coronavirus threat. The pre-taped ceremony was being held to remember the 49 people who were killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June … [Read more...]
Skate PRIDE: Watch “Loveletters to the LGBTQ+ Skate Scene” with the Late Jeff Grosso
This special episode of the skateboarding series Jeff Grosso's Loveletters To Skating was filmed earlier this year, before the passing of legendary skater and host Jeff Grosso, who was a champion for inclusive skateboarding. Writes Vans, the show's sponsor: "We believe … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Lesbian Writer, Djuna Barnes
June 12, 1892 - Djuna Barnes: ''For most people, life is nasty, brutish, and short; for me, it has simply been nasty and brutish.'' I was worried that you kids weren't getting enough lesbianism. I feel you can never have enough stories of gay women. I wouldn’t know about Djuna … [Read more...]
#BLM: Remembering Lorraine Hansberry
Photo from Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, American Masters-PBS, via YouTube "Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace?" Lorraine Hansberry's (1930-1965) parents fought hard and won a drawn out legal battle against Chicago's housing … [Read more...]
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