Photograph from James Baldwin Archive, NY Public Library August 2, 1924– James Baldwin: "Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law." The very first "gay" book I read was James Baldwin's beautiful, … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Songwriter, Lionel Bart
August 1, 1930– Lionel Bart: ''Must I travel far and wide? 'Til I am beside the someone who I can mean something to ... Where? Where is love?'' Lionel Bart hosted some of the most fabulous parties in the Swinging Mod London of the 1960s. His guests included: Princess … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Early Gay Rights Activist, Barbara Gittings
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: Photographer, Edgar de Evia
Photo via Wikimedia Commons July 30, 1910 -Edgar de Evia He was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. His mother was Pauline Joutard, a French concert pianist who performed under the stage name Miirrha Alhambra. His father was Domingo Fernando Evia y Barbachano, a wealthy … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: “It Girl”, Clara Bow
July 29, 1905 - Clara Bow: "They Are Snobs. Frightful Snobs. I’m a Curiosity in Hollywood. I’m a Big Freak, Because I’m Myself!” I really do understand. I know firsthand the pain and shame of a brilliant acting career cut down by sex scandals, men, drugs, drink and mental … [Read more...]
#BornThis Day: Barbara La Marr, The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful
1922, via Wikimedia Commons July 28, 1896 – Barbara La Marr: "When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work." She's my kind of girl, that Barbara La Marr. … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Writer, George Bernard Shaw
1881 via Wikimedia Commons July 27, 1856 - George Bernard Shaw: "If You Want to Tell People the Truth, Make Them Laugh, Otherwise They'll Kill You." Shaw is one of my favorite figures in history. He was a man of Theatre and Film, a vegetarian, a Socialist, and a rabble … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Vivian Vance (Ethel Mertz!)
Vivian Vance, circa 1930, public domain July 26, 1909 - Vivian Vance: "When I Die, There Will Be People Who Send Ethel Mertz Flowers." Vivian Vance's most famous character, Ethel Mertz, was a less-than-prosperous landlady of an East 68th Street Manhattan brownstone owned … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Artist, Thomas Eakins
Self-Portrait, 1902, National Academy Museum, NY, public domain July 25, 1844– Thomas Cowperthaite Eakins: "I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be pointed out. To do this all the drapery … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “Fate Sucks. I Swear.” – Gus Van Sant, spoken by Matt Dillon as Bob in “Drugstore Cowboy” (1989)
Original Japanese Poster In early spring 1989, if I had been somewhat clairvoyant while on the set of the film Drugstore Cowboy, I would have realized that in the 21st century I would be living in Portland, Oregon, in fact, residing in a house just a mile from where we were … [Read more...]
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