Grammy-nominated vocalist, songwriter, lyricist, and producer FKA twigs releases new single Killer. The track marks a new era for the prolific artist, following on from acclaimed mixtape [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor, Olympia Dukakis
Tales Of The City via YouTube screen-shot June 20, 1931 - Olympia Dukakis: "I just want you to know that no matter what you do, you're still gonna die." Rose Castorini (Olympia Dukakis) in Moonstruck She is very dear to LGBTQ because of her work on Armistead Maupin's … [Read more...]
History With Pride: 1983’s “Relax” from Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Written by Frankie Goes To Hollywood's lead singer Holly Johnson, bassist Mark O'Toole, and drummer Peter Gill, Relax was the first Frankie Goes to Hollywood single, and by far their biggest American hit. The band got its start in the late 1970s in Liverpool. Johnson claims … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Pioneering American Theatrical & Literary Agent, Bessie Marbury
1922, Library of Congress, public domain June 19, 1856 - Elisabeth "Bessie" Marbury: "There is no intolerance in the world so great as the intolerance of tolerance, and no bigotry so excessive as the bigotry of the image breaker." Marbury is an important cultural figure … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Dandy/ Couturier/ Social Fixture/ Soldier/ Boulevardier, Bunny Roger
Via YouTube ScreenShot June 18, 1911 – Neil Munro "Bunny" Roger: Throughout history there have always been queens, but few compared to Bunny Roger. Roger was glib, quick-witted, fearless and a dandy to end all dandies. He was a war hero, yet his most famous … [Read more...]
Mx Qwerrrk Drops New ‘Voguing Max’ Spotify Playlist, Just in Time for The Latex Ball 2022: Summer of Love
Like many a queen, Mx Qwerrrk has had many lives, many jobs, and walked many a ball. Make no mistake, this little anthropomorphic piggy is an ICON! Check out the Notorious P.IG.’s new Voguing Max playlist below- in preparation … [Read more...]
Ariana DeBose! Bowen Yang! Lady Gaga! Ryan Gosling! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
World of Wonder Co-Founder Fenton Bailey, Chief Creative Officer Tom Campbell, and WOW Report Editor James St. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Journalist, Evelyn Irons
Creative Commons, public domain* June 17, 1900 - Evelyn Graham Irons Irons was a Scottish journalist, the first woman war correspondent to be decorated with the French Croix de Guerre (awarded to individuals who distinguish themselves by acts of heroism involving combat … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Early Trans Activist, Lou Sullivan
June 16, 1951 – Lou Sullivan: "I took a certain pleasure in informing the gender clinic that even though their program told me I could not live as a gay man, it looks like I'm going to die like one." My second cousin (my cousin's child) is a trans woman, and because I am a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Actor / Writer, Simon Callow
Via Wikimedia Commons June 15, 1949– Simon Callow: 'I’m not really an activist, although I am aware that there are some political acts one can do that actually make a difference and I think my coming out as a gay man was probably one of the most valuable things I’ve … [Read more...]
