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#QueerQuote:”The Best Thing You Can Do Is Work On Your Personality Because We’re All Gonna Get Ugly.” – Boy George

By Stephen Rutledge on June 14, 2023 9:09 am

2011, via Creative Commons It's George O' Dowd's 62nd birthday! Boy, does that make you feel old? Who among us has not restrained a rent boy to a radiator? I mean you can't trust them to be left alone in the room. What is a pop star supposed to do? Boy George claims knew … [Read more...]

Book on a Trans Child Tops Banned Book List for Third Year in a Row

By Andrea James on October 6, 2021 2:12 am

Alex Gino's novel George, about a transgender child, has topped the American Library Association's US list of banned and challenged books for the third consecutive year. It has been in the top ten ever since it was published. Via [Read more...]

Magnus Hastings “Rainbow Revolution” Queer Portraits Book feat. Adore Delano, Boy George, Gigi Goode, Courtney Act, Ongina & More!

By Paisley Dalton on September 28, 2020 1:18 pm

Magnus Hastings’ new coffee-table book, Rainbow Revolution, is a collection of fab portraits that celebrate the expanding spectrum of queer identity and visibility. Inspired by Hastings' social media campaign #GayFace … [Read more...]

#LastRunway: Gaultier’s Farewell Show Was an All-Out Extravaganza with an All-Star Cast. Watch

By Trey Speegle on January 25, 2020 10:06 am

As our own James St James reported here, legendary French fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier just hosted his final haute couture show in Paris. He is retiring after 50 … [Read more...]

#PridePioneer: George Alan O’Dowd

By Stephen Rutledge on June 14, 2019 7:52 am

Who among us has not restrained a rent boy to a radiator? I mean you can't trust them to be left alone in the room. What is a pop star supposed to do? He claims he knew he was gay when he was eight-years-old and he doesn't seem to have ever struggled with it. Even when I … [Read more...]

Listen with Lina: A Brief History of Androgyny and Queer Aesthetics in Popular Music

By Lina Lecaro on May 23, 2019 2:56 pm

David Bowie, 1973, Life on Mars Flamboyance, androgyny and theatricality have been creative cornerstones of music since the pop era began. For most, it all begins with David Bowie, a truly other worldly performer who managed to capture the imaginations of boys and girls in the … [Read more...]

New Boy George & Culture Club Song “Life” Will Give You Life (And Wait’ll You see Him WITHOUT Makeup!)

By James St. James on December 18, 2018 3:10 pm

Gorgeous George sings his new gospel-inflected song to the camera in extreme close-up wearing a series of colorful Jamiroquai hats and his signature smokey eye makeup. As the song builds to its climax, though, he appears bare-faced (well, barefaced for George #nomakeupmakeup) … [Read more...]

Listen to the First Boy George & Culture Club Single in 20 Years: “Let Somebody Love You”

By James St. James on July 31, 2018 1:11 pm

Can you IMAGINE? It's the first new Boy George and Culture Club single in 20 years – the boppy, reggae-infused "Let Somebody Love You." Fabulous! The song, which has long been a part of the band's live set, is off the band's soon-to-be-released sixth album "Life," which they … [Read more...]

#LGBTQ: There’s a REALLY Good Reason Why Boy George Covered “YMCA”…

By Trey Speegle on June 21, 2017 7:22 am

It’s 2017 and some Australians still can’t marry the person they love... Why Not? YMCA Australia is hoping that Boy George's cover of YMCA will help the organization raise money for its Why Not? campaign. It will raise awareness of “issues young people are facing today,” … [Read more...]