July 31, 1932– Barbara Gittings: "Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts." When I was 12 years old, I would scour the stacks of books and the bibliographies for information, any … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: “America The Beautiful” Writer, Katharine Lee Bates
18887, public domain July 22, 1859 - Katharine Lee Bates When the irrepressible Mormon Tabernacle Choir did their version of America The Beautiful at the mango-hued president's inauguration in 2017, I couldn't stop thinking how the song's lyricist would have been appalled … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Photographer, Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott by Hank O'Neal, 1979 July 17, 1898– Berenice Abbott: "Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." I have a passion for Photography, whether it is formal portraiture, ads or commercial work, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Cross-Dressing Entertainer, Gladys Bentley
Via Wikipedia Commons June 26, 1907- 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 … [Read more...]
#Oopsie: Coca-Cola Bottle Customization Banned “Transgender,” But “Nazis” Worked Fine
Coca-Cola caught heat after rolling out an option to customize bottles online. The tool banned words like "lesbians" and "transgender" (Happy Pride!) but for a time allowed some doozies like "Nazis." Via [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Mildred Natwick
Who's Dale? June 19, 1905 – Mildred Natwick My favorite Broadway Musical flop has to be the deliciously witty 70, Girls, 70 (1971) by Fred Ebb and John Kander, based on the Breath Of Spring (1958) by Peter Coke (gay men all) about a group of larcenous old folks who … [Read more...]
‘LFG’ Chronicles Megan Rapinoe and Her Soccer Teammates Fighting for Equal Pay
Despite the performances of America's top women's soccer pros, they had to sue the league for equal pay in 2019. The new documentary LFG looks at what happened on and off the field. Watch [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...]
Lea DeLaria Is on a Mission To Save America’s 21 Remaining Lesbian Bars
In 1980, America had over 200 lesbian bars, but that number has dropped to 21. Lea DeLaria and a talented team hope to save this important part of our history with [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Silent Film Star, Alla Nazimova
In Salomé (1923) via YouTube June 3, 1879– Alla Nazimova Acting is sometimes considered impulsive and spontaneous, and the more it partakes of these qualities, the more it is real acting; but an effect seemingly natural is oftentimes the result of long and careful … [Read more...]
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