Entertainment: November 2010

Alex Blaze

Then again, if the movie was about a decorator they'd ask the same thing

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 30, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

I actually thought the Jack Sparrow was pretty heterosexual in the movies, but then I don't work for Disney: Johnny Depp's flamboyant portrayal of Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean" was good enough for an Oscar nomination, but the...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Dressing Up in the 1950s: Vintage trans photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 30, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

A sweet and bittersweet photo, showing the humble beginnings of trans community in repressed times, probably ca. late 1950's. They look like they're attending a party together. My first thought was the legendary annual "Texas T Party" (which stopped running...Read More

Bil Browning

It Gets Bitter

Filed by Bil Browning | November 30, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

I loved Matt Siegel's take on the "It Gets Better" campaign. He decided to make his own video, but he's a little bit off....Read More

Austen Crowder

Bait and Switch available now!

Filed by Austen Crowder | November 29, 2010 1:00 PM | comments

Bait and Switch, my first published novel, is now available. You can read an excerpt here. In Fenton's world, some kids are toons. Some think the change is biological. Others say the change is social. But some kids turn into...Read More

Bil Browning

NSFW? Caption this: College guys wearing only socks

Filed by Bil Browning | November 29, 2010 10:00 AM | comments

I'll admit that I giggled like a schoolgirl at this picture of three college guys wearing only socks while posing as badass villains. While it's incredibly stupid and some of the weapons look real, I'm not so sure the guy...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Most Loving Hug: Vintage gay photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 29, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Maybe I'm just sappy, but I think this is about the most beautiful, romantic, tender and erotic photo of men embracing that I've ever seen. No information came with it, but I'm guessing it was shot some time between the...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Neangely

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 26, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

I wish I could tell you all more about Neangely, but all I can find on them is that they're a techno duo from Ukraine. Here's "Otpusti":...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Rise of Victorian Feminism: 1905 photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 26, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

The title of this French photo is "La Triomphe de la Femme" ("triumph of woman"). Dig that Victorian bodysuit, symbolizing nudity while protecting a lady's modesty. She looks like she means business but his little smirk bothers me. Wish I...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Rise of Victorian Feminism: 1905 photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 26, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

The title of this French photo is "La Triomphe de la Femme" ("triumph of woman"). Dig that Victorian bodysuit, symbolizing nudity while protecting a lady's modesty. She looks like she means business but his little smirk bothers me. Wish I...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Demoulin Brothers: Fraternal hazing memorabilia

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 24, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

I ran an intriguing oddity from the DeMoulin catalogue on my personal blog recently, and after a friend told me more about the Demoulin company of yore, I did a bit of research and ended up on Amazon, where I...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Demoulin Brothers: Fraternal hazing memorabilia

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 24, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

I ran an intriguing oddity from the DeMoulin catalogue on my personal blog recently, and after a friend told me more about the Demoulin company of yore, I did a bit of research and ended up on Amazon, where I...Read More

Toshio Meronek

Reichen Lehmkuhl Sings to End DADT

Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 24, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Art can change the world, but I'm not prepared to put Reichen Lehmkuhl's new Don't Ask, Don't Tell protest song, "Up to the Sky," in the "world-changing" category. Or the "art" one. The former Air Force officer, Lance Bass-dater, and...Read More

Toshio Meronek

Reichen Lehmkuhl Sings to End DADT

Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 24, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Art can change the world, but I'm not prepared to put Reichen Lehmkuhl's new Don't Ask, Don't Tell protest song, "Up to the Sky," in the "world-changing" category. Or the "art" one. The former Air Force officer, Lance Bass-dater, and...Read More

Toshio Meronek

Reichen Lehmkuhl Sings to End DADT

Filed by Toshio Meronek | November 24, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Art can change the world, but I'm not prepared to put Reichen Lehmkuhl's new Don't Ask, Don't Tell protest song, "Up to the Sky," in the "world-changing" category. Or the "art" one. The former Air Force officer, Lance Bass-dater, and...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Welding Women: Vintage labor photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 23, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

According to the vendor selling this estate rarity, these folks were welders. Looks like a World War II-era factory crew doing their bit back home, and happy to be part of the war effort. I wonder how many of those...Read More

Alex Blaze

"Are there gay people in Indiana?"

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 23, 2010 1:30 PM | comments

I'm not a Jim Carrey fan, but this is a decent interview. The part worth watching is at 4:45. Seriously, maybe the reason everyone thinks gay-taint will destroy an actor's career is that everyone in show business thinks it will....Read More

Mark S. King

The Critic's Foyer: Murder Most Foul

Filed by Mark S. King | November 22, 2010 7:00 PM | comments

By semi-popular demand, here's my new installment of Hollywood lunacy -- known as The Critic's Foyer. Included: Harry Potter's hallows, Randy Quaid's psychosis, Hollywood's new murder mystery and Oscar's new season. Roll video!...Read More

Guest Blogger

Anything For Comedy! (Well... Almost)

Filed by Guest Blogger | November 22, 2010 11:00 AM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger Jim Swimm is a "tall drink of water...with a kick!" A Texan transplant in NYC, Jim's thirty-something, Gay, HIV+, and simply trying to make the world a better place. There are few issues about which I...Read More

Amy Hunter

I'm the Wrong Dress Size

Filed by Amy Hunter | November 20, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

A dear friend of mine, Tucker Rafferty, after reading from Surfacing, a collection of essays I had penned, asked permission to adapt them into a one-woman show. The following was adapted from an essay titled "I'm the Wrong Dress Size"....Read More

Mark S. King

The Thanksgiving Turkey...Cake

Filed by Mark S. King | November 19, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

Because I consider myself a food connoisseur of sorts (I watch Top Chef and Top Chef Just Desserts), please allow me to share with you this holiday confection: Thanksgiving Turkey Cake. It's got ground turkey and mashed potatoes in it....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Existential Homosexual Angst: Vintage album cover

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 19, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

I hope the "mixed emotions" refer to the choice of wearing red socks with that outfit but somehow I don't think it does. Does anyone know (or remember) if this was a real album?...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Existential Homosexual Angst: Vintage album cover

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 19, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

I hope the "mixed emotions" refer to the choice of wearing red socks with that outfit but somehow I don't think it does. Does anyone know (or remember) if this was a real album?...Read More

Mark S. King

Ryan Reynolds is Hot, but Going Gay for Him?

Filed by Mark S. King | November 19, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Ever since Ryan Reynolds stripped off his shirt in the otherwise forgettable remake of The Amityville Horror, I have been patiently waiting for People Magazine to name him The Sexiest Man Alive. And apparently I wasn't the only one. Or...Read More

Michael Buckley

Kate Middleton is our new Queen! Suck it Betty White!

Filed by Michael Buckley | November 19, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

In this episode, I cover the big royal announcement that Prince William is engaged to Kate Middleton -- the future Queen! Also shout outs to all the Queen Elizabeth's who came before! Congrats to "Refudiate" -- the new word...Read More

Drew Cordes

Trans NCAA athlete cheered, but where do we go from here?

Filed by Drew Cordes | November 18, 2010 7:00 PM | comments

You'd expect the women's college basketball team at George Washington University to be made up of, well, women. That ceased to be the case this season as Kye Allums took his place on the court and in history as the...Read More

Mark S. King

The Great Chinese State Circus

Filed by Mark S. King | November 18, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

The closest I've come to appreciating ballet or Swan Lake is my excitement over the soon-to-be-released The Black Swan, featuring a total freakout performance by Natalie Portman. Director Darren Aronofsky hasn't been this twisted since Requiem for a Dream. That...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Remembering Al Carmines: Vintage album cover

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 18, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

Found this vintage album/score for the hugely controversial 1973 play by legendary gay minister, activist and theatre impresario, Al Carmines (1936 - 2005), while surfing eBay recently. Queer Music Heritage credits it as the first gay musical....Read More

Mark S. King

Curses! Hollywood Meddles with the Magic of 'Oz'

Filed by Mark S. King | November 18, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Quick: recast "The Wizard of Oz" in your head with contemporary stars. Okay, you better stop before you get nauseous. The exercise had my head spinning faster than a field of poisoned poppies. Thank the good lord that Robert Zemeckis,...Read More

Mark S. King

In the Beginning there was Sam Elliott

Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

A moment of reverence, please. In 1975, I went to the movies and discovered everything I needed to know about men, sexual allure, chest hair and the masculine ideal that would fuel my fantasies for the rest of my natural...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Three Mysterious Misses: antique theatre photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 17, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

One of the great frustrations of sex research is finding wonderful estate pictures like this and not having any idea who the people are or the story behind their poses. Were they transgenderists away from the cameras or actors who...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Three Mysterious Misses: antique theatre photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 17, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

One of the great frustrations of sex research is finding wonderful estate pictures like this and not having any idea who the people are or the story behind their poses. Were they transgenderists away from the cameras or actors who...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Three Mysterious Misses: antique theatre photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 17, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

One of the great frustrations of sex research is finding wonderful estate pictures like this and not having any idea who the people are or the story behind their poses. Were they transgenderists away from the cameras or actors who...Read More

Mark S. King

Every Girl in the UK is Singing This Song!

Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

They don't make them like Alice Ghostly and Kaye Ballard anymore. If you are unfamiliar with their (gay, snarky, hilarious) magic, treat yourself to these glorious 90 seconds. This song is being sung, whistled and whimpered through bitter tears across...Read More

Mark S. King

Is William the Next King of England?

Filed by Mark S. King | November 17, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Well, I do love a wedding, and those royals know how to throw out a spread. I sat glued to Diana's wedding to what's-his-name, and that was before Diana was "the people's princess," or simply "Di" to all her gay...Read More

Michael Buckley

How To Prepare For Your First Kiss

Filed by Michael Buckley | November 17, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Take it all with a grain of gay salt. I ain't no expert! Just what I think and having fun! This time I take on how to prepare for your first kiss and how to deal with violent thoughts....Read More

Bil Browning

If Congress were a high school...

Filed by Bil Browning | November 16, 2010 7:00 PM | comments

If Congress were a high school, this funny banner would be right at home. Of course, you'd have to update the year to 2010, but that seems like a lot of work. Maybe we should just re-use this one. It...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Foxy Boxers in Long Skirts: Antique photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 16, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Beautiful gem of a photo, have no idea where or when it took place but will guess it was shot between 1905-1920 in small-town America. The fighters are laughing but the gents in the straw hats look like they are...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Foxy Boxers in Long Skirts: Antique photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 16, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Beautiful gem of a photo, have no idea where or when it took place but will guess it was shot between 1905-1920 in small-town America. The fighters are laughing but the gents in the straw hats look like they are...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Foxy Boxers in Long Skirts: Antique photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 16, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Beautiful gem of a photo, have no idea where or when it took place but will guess it was shot between 1905-1920 in small-town America. The fighters are laughing but the gents in the straw hats look like they are...Read More

Mike Rogers

Jesus is King

Filed by Mike Rogers | November 16, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Please forgive me. I stole the idea from Rachel's show. Poland has a giant Jesus. There is some debate as to whether this is the tallest one or not. I think I know where they got the model from....Read More

Mark S. King

Top 5 Most Adorable Animal Videos

Filed by Mark S. King | November 16, 2010 12:30 PM | comments

My partner, the corporate CEO with the Italian power suits, is on the couch in his underwear, nuzzling our dog Pebbles adoringly. "I love my good girl so much," he says, his voice a childish coo. "I wish she was...Read More

Mark S. King

Jocks are Sexy, Straps are Silly

Filed by Mark S. King | November 15, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

I'm at my locker, powdering my feet and cursing the gym for not having a blow dryer, when I notice a forty-something hottie undressing for his workout. He peels off his Calvins and reveals... a red jockstrap. Now let's be...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Laurel & Hardy Slash Fiction: 1940s Tijuana Bible

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 15, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

"Tijuana Bible" is the slang name for the clumsy porn pamphlets produced in the 1940s for horny WWII-era servicemen in need of masturbatory aids. Women of easy virtue, group sex, and rampant fornication were usually the main themes but, just...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Laurel & Hardy Slash Fiction: 1940s Tijuana Bible

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 15, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

"Tijuana Bible" is the slang name for the clumsy porn pamphlets produced in the 1940s for horny WWII-era servicemen in need of masturbatory aids. Women of easy virtue, group sex, and rampant fornication were usually the main themes but, just...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Laurel & Hardy Slash Fiction: 1940s Tijuana Bible

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 15, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

"Tijuana Bible" is the slang name for the clumsy porn pamphlets produced in the 1940s for horny WWII-era servicemen in need of masturbatory aids. Women of easy virtue, group sex, and rampant fornication were usually the main themes but, just...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Laurel & Hardy Slash Fiction: 1940s Tijuana Bible

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 15, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

"Tijuana Bible" is the slang name for the clumsy porn pamphlets produced in the 1940s for horny WWII-era servicemen in need of masturbatory aids. Women of easy virtue, group sex, and rampant fornication were usually the main themes but, just...Read More

Mark S. King

The Critic's Foyer

Filed by Mark S. King | November 15, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

It's an honor to be "the new Alex" this week, filling in for our friend and posting three times a day. Now let's have some fun. I'm a freak for movies. Horror, obscure foreign, musicals... bring it on, baby (I...Read More

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Please Tell Me How You Feel

Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | November 14, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

I saw this cartoon on a display at Ramapo College of the work of John Callahan, a cartoonist famous for his irreverent and impolitic cartoons, who passed away this summer. It reminded me of how I feel when I think...Read More

Paige Schilt

Queer Music Friday: Rosie Flores

Filed by Paige Schilt | November 12, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

For this week's Queer Music Friday, I wanted to write about queer fandom--specifically my queer fandom for Rosie Flores, the "rockabilly filly." Over the past four decades, Rosie's career has spanned the L.A. punk scene, the Nashville country scene, and...Read More

Andrew Belonsky

JC Leyendecker, I Love You and Your Work

Filed by Andrew Belonsky | November 12, 2010 1:00 PM | comments

Yesterday I celebrated beefcakes like Ricardo Montalban. Today, I'd like to turn the clock back a bit further to shower some praise on famed advertising artist JC Leyendecker's breathtaking illustrations. Anyone who's familiar with my work knows I have a...Read More

Alex Blaze

Susan Sarandon, Joy Behar, Michaelangelo Signorile discuss "tranny"

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 12, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

Susan Sarandon likes the word "tranny" and thinks GLAAD shouldn't be criticizing Glee's use of it (no word on what she thinks about Glee censoring the word "transsexual"): Sarandon, who starred in the original film version of the musical, defended...Read More

Michael Buckley

SHANE DAWSON WANTS ME TO SING!!! #nohomo

Filed by Michael Buckley | November 12, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Questions of The Day: Answer Any or All! YAY! 1. Confess to something!!! #confessiontime 2. What PISSES YOU OFF?? #thingsthatpissmeoff BONUS: I am always accepting SONG REQUESTS!!! HA! *************** We play the Trending Game, I open gifts you...Read More

Patricia Nell Warren

DWTS: Is the Political Fix In?

Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | November 11, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

Once upon a time, "Dancing With the Stars" was about competitive ballroom dancing -- and grace under pressure. But ever since the 2008 Presidential election, ABC and the show's producers can't resist playing with political fire. They started inviting Republican...Read More

Andrew Belonsky

In Praise of Ricardo Montalban's Beefcake Past

Filed by Andrew Belonsky | November 11, 2010 4:00 PM | comments

Well, Jillian Weiss encouraged me to post some pictures of shirtless men. And since I'm not one to complain about such skin-centric requests -- and it's certainly better than my idea: musing about how Fox now prohibits The Simpsons from...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Precision Peeing: WWII photo

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 11, 2010 11:30 AM | comments

I realize there's a need for discipline and teamwork in the military but, uhhh... Guess there's no time for a shy bladder in the military! (Note the guy supervising!) The picture is after the jump since it might not be...Read More

D Gregory Smith

A Renaissance of Outrage

Filed by D Gregory Smith | November 10, 2010 6:00 PM | comments

In light of the recent "Conservative Revival" in our political/social/religious environment, I celebrated by watching the movie Outrage. An amazingly interesting movie about the shame that rules the gays in politics - and in Washington D.C. The amount of personal...Read More

Jason Tseng

Outland: New Aussie TV show about Gay Sci Fi Fan Club

Filed by Jason Tseng | November 10, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

So the Australian Broadcasting Company has just announced what may be the most exciting TV news ever? It's all systems go as filming starts on Outland, ABC1's new six -part comedy series. Produced by Princess Pictures (Summer Heights High and...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Hard Women: Kinky lesbian pulp

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 10, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Two deliciously decadent pulp novels catering to women who liked it rough....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Hard Women: Kinky lesbian pulp

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 10, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Two deliciously decadent pulp novels catering to women who liked it rough....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Hard Women: Kinky lesbian pulp

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 10, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Two deliciously decadent pulp novels catering to women who liked it rough....Read More

Bil Browning

WTF?!: Cheney + Bush = Tolerance?

Filed by Bil Browning | November 10, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

George W Bush is currently making the rounds hawking his autobiography and he's included all sorts of snippets that just make your head want to explode. He says the worst moment of his presidency was when Kanye West said he...Read More

Guest Blogger

Glee tackles bullying, the closet, & football

Filed by Guest Blogger | November 10, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger Bill Konigsberg is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Out of the Pocket and a GLAAD Media Award-winning sports writer. Bill came out on the front page of ESPN.com in 2001 with his essay "Sports World...Read More

Guest Blogger

Glee tackles bullying, the closet, & football

Filed by Guest Blogger | November 10, 2010 8:30 AM | comments

Editors' Note: Guest blogger Bill Konigsberg is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Out of the Pocket and a GLAAD Media Award-winning sports writer. Bill came out on the front page of ESPN.com in 2001 with his essay "Sports World...Read More

Michael Buckley

A Message To All Cutters & Bulimics

Filed by Michael Buckley | November 10, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Question of the Day: 1. Say something nice about yourself!!! 2. Say something nice about Demi Lovato!...Read More

Father Tony

Judge Sentences: Recollections Of A Wise Gay Judge

Filed by Father Tony | November 09, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Judge Sentences: Tales from the Bench, by Dermot Meagher, is a book that respects a mug of coffee, and I do indeed love a book that I'll pick up and put down repeatedly over a several month stretch, reading one...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Gender Play's the Thing: 1905 theatre stills

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 09, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Stumbled across one of the images below, which led me to google the names of the actors. I learned about the tragic life of Gabrielle Ray on Wiki, and wondered if there is more of a secret history to her...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

The Gender Play's the Thing: 1905 theatre stills

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 09, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Stumbled across one of the images below, which led me to google the names of the actors. I learned about the tragic life of Gabrielle Ray on Wiki, and wondered if there is more of a secret history to her...Read More

Mark S. King

Examining death, including the one I caused

Filed by Mark S. King | November 09, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Death is a subject about which I have both too much and too little understanding. I've seen more than my share of it, and yet I have no greater insight than the next guy. That's especially true if the next...Read More

Drew Cordes

Ivan Coyote's "Femme Piece"

Filed by Drew Cordes | November 08, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

A while back, this video circulated among my friends. Performer/author/filmmaker Ivan Coyote calls it "The Femme Piece." What touched us is how even though its subject is the butch-femme dynamic between women, so many other queer issues shine through. Invisibility,...Read More

Drew Cordes

Ivan Coyote's "Femme Piece"

Filed by Drew Cordes | November 08, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

A while back, this video circulated among my friends. Performer/author/filmmaker Ivan Coyote calls it "The Femme Piece." What touched us is how even though its subject is the butch-femme dynamic between women, so many other queer issues shine through. Invisibility,...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Isadora Duncan's fluid movements: vintage dance photos

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 08, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

You probably knew that the dancer Isadora Duncan was killed in a freak car accident. Did you know that she was openly bisexual? Here are two lovely photo portraits of the Mother of Modern Dance....Read More

Jason Tseng

Scarlet Betch Episode 29

Filed by Jason Tseng | November 06, 2010 12:00 PM | comments

Hey betches! Scarlet Betch is back at it again, keeping you updated on the latest in comic book news and reviews. Thankfully we dodged any technical difficulties and we're slowly getting a handle on this whole vlogging bit. Jason and...Read More

Alex Blaze

Queer music Friday - Jayne County

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 05, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Jayne County is a punk musician with a career spanning three decades, several media, and two continents. She was at the Stonewall riots back in the day, before acting in a Warhol play, moving to London and recording punk albums,...Read More

Bil Browning

Shooting kittens with lasers

Filed by Bil Browning | November 05, 2010 3:00 PM | comments

It's late on a Friday afternoon and while I should have spent all day researching stories and slaving over the keyboard, I've spent most of the morning lazing around the house and my afternoon hanging out with contributor Jarrod Chlapowski...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Beautiful Lucie: Vintage trans actor

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 04, 2010 10:30 AM | comments

Another wonderful and mysterious find, this beautiful late 19th century Dutch cabinet photo of a biological male who performed under the name Lucie. I'm hoping one of the scholars out there has seen or heard of this gorgeous person and...Read More

Davina Kotulski

Marriage equality in the Ozarks

Filed by Davina Kotulski | November 04, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Molly and I just got back from our Southern Fried vacation in Northwest Arkansas. We started in Bentonville, home of Wal-Mart, and drove down to Fayetteville home of the U of A Razorbacks and the Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality....Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Voices of the Past: Alix Dobkin album cover

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 03, 2010 2:30 PM | comments

Found this wonderful old 1970's record album cover by the legendary lesbian/feminist/lefty activist and musician, Alix Dobkin. It's great to know that an older but still beautiful Dobkin has a beautiful website where she provides wonderful history and memories of...Read More

Alex Blaze

Andy Shirvell on The Daily Show

Filed by Alex Blaze | November 02, 2010 5:00 PM | comments

Andy Shirvell did The Daily Show. Is it just me, or does he sound pretty gay?...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Affectionate Men: antique photos

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 02, 2010 4:30 PM | comments

Readers rightly speculate about the meaning behind some of the photos I run. It's hard to know, for example, whether images of men hugging or dancing means there was some romance involved or whether it was just the custom back...Read More

Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

How Big Is Your Banana? Vintage Homoerotic Humor

Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 01, 2010 9:30 AM | comments

Just love these two jokers. Guessing this was shot ca. 1920s - 1930s....Read More

Michael Buckley

The Problems With Glee, Taylor Swift & Charlie Sheen

Filed by Michael Buckley | November 01, 2010 8:00 AM | comments

Comment Questions of the Day: 1. Do you like Taylor Swift's new album Speak Now? What's your favorite song? 2. Who was your fave on X Factor this week? What do you think of Cheryl Cole's song Promise This?...Read More

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