Gay Icons and History: November 2009
Harvey Milk and the holidays
Filed by Adam Bink | November 25, 2009 2:00 PM |Awhile back, I wrote a piece at my home blog, OpenLeft.com, looking at the map of results in Maine, and noted the results in small towns where we lost badly. A colleague of mine at OpenLeft, Mike Lux, who has...Read More
One Queer Man and One Straight Woman on a Big Gay Bus
Filed by Prince Gomolvilas | November 24, 2009 9:30 AM |Bilerico guest blogger Louise Larsen, who also writes at Louise on the Left, joined me this past Sunday for a ride on a big gay bus. You see, Out & About Tours recently launched Los Angeles' first and only gay...Read More
Out 100: Cathy Renna & Pam Spaulding
Filed by Bil Browning | November 17, 2009 8:30 AM |Congratulations to contributors Cathy Renna and Pam Spaulding for making the Out 100 list of LGBT movers and shakers. Pam is featured with music blogger Arjan Timmermans while Cathy shares the page with Advocate reporter Kerry Eleveld and WashingtonPost.com editor...Read More
Vintage Chorus Line of Female Impersonators
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 15, 2009 5:30 PM |Another wonderful find about which I know absolutely nothing at all. I so love finding mysterious old photographs, and wondering how they came to be made, and what stories these people could have told. This chorus line of female impersonators...Read More
Vintage "Boy Dance"
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 12, 2009 4:00 PM |I'm guessing that this image was captured in the late 19th/early 20th century. Also guessing this may have been a mining or logging camp where the hordes of bachelors had to make do. If any readers know more, your information...Read More
The Importance of "Straight Allies"
Filed by Michael Hamar | November 12, 2009 3:00 PM |As the recent lost on marriage equality in Maine demonstrates, the GLBT community will never achieve full equality under the civil laws without the help of our "straight allies" who may in some cases be better able to open hearts...Read More
Michael Crawford: One of Advocate's People of the Year
Filed by Bil Browning | November 12, 2009 1:00 PM |Congratulations to Bilerico-DC managing editor Michael Crawford for being named one of Advocate magazine's "People of the Year." In a city that is more than 50% African-American, Michael Crawford has been leading the charge on an issue often used to...Read More
Historic photo: Ella Wesner, 1880
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | November 12, 2009 12:30 PM |Photographer: Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) Title: Ella Wesner, male impersonator Date: ca. 1880 Medium: albumen print via Flicker Commons...Read More
