Was Abraham Lincoln a gay American? The subject of the 16th President's possible queerness has been debated for years. There was that youthful friendship with Joshua Speed, who shared his bed for four years. In 1999, The late, great writer and Gay Rights activist Larry Kramer … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “There Will Always Be Enemies. Time To Stop Being Your Own.” Larry Kramer (R.I.P.)
From Love & Anger, HBO via YouTube This month marked the 39th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS. Larry Kramer (1935-2020) was there. Read Trey Speegle's thoughtful #RIP here. … [Read more...]
Friends on the Passing of American LGBTQ Hero, Larry Kramer (Plus, a “Secret” & a Video)
Larry Kramer, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, playwright, author and trailblazing gay rights and AIDS activist has died at 84. His husband, architect David Webster said Kramer died … [Read more...]
#RIP: Author, AIDS Activist, Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, playwright, author and trailblazing gay rights and AIDS activist has died. His husband, architect David Webster said Kramer died this morning in Manhattan of pneumonia. From early on in his career, Kramer wanted to explore … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: War Hero / AIDS Activist, Paul Popham
October 6, 1941 - Paul Popham Paul Graham Popham was a Gay Rights Activist who served as the president of the Gay Men's Health Crisis from 1981 until 1985. He also helped found and was chairman of the AIDS Action Council, a lobbying organization in Washington DC. He is the … [Read more...]
#PridePioneer: Larry Kramer
Photo from "Larry Kramer In Love And Anger", HBO via YouTube Larry Kramer: I wasn't trying to present myself as the hero. I was trying to present myself as a pain in the ass. His work and the way he has lived his life have informed, impressed and influenced my own life … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: LGBTQ Hero, Larry Kramer
June 25, 1935– Larry Kramer: "There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own." His work and the way he has lived his life have informed, impressed and influenced my own life like few others. From his novel Faggots (1978) to his most recent rants, Kramer has … [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: 30 Years Ago the AIDS Coalition, ACT UP, Is Born
30 years ago, in March 1987, the Gay Community appeared to be doomed. 17,000 had become sick from a plague. There wasn’t even much of a treatment for doctors to offer. There wasn’t really any hope. Then, posters began to be spotted around Lower Manhattan. A small collective of … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Larry Kramer
June 25, 1935- Larry Kramer: “There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.” His work and the way he has lived his life have informed, impressed and influenced my own life like few others. From his novel Faggots (1978) to his most recent rants, Kramer has played a … [Read more...]
#SissyThatHistory: Larry Kramer on George Washington, “He Was a Big Queen, Basically”
Playwright, author and AIDS activist Larry Kramer has expounded on his new book, The American People: Volume 1: A Search for My Heart, on Sirius Radio. It's billed as "a novel" but Kramer says … [Read more...]
