Gay Icons and History: January 2011
Designer Charles Nolan Dies of Cancer
Filed by Bil Browning | January 31, 2011 10:00 AM |Designer Charles Nolan, best known for his sportswear collections and work with Anne Klein, has died of cancer. His partner, Andrew Tobias, is the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. Both men are well-known and respected for their work for...Read More
Male Nude Studies by Igout, 1875: Photos
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 31, 2011 9:30 AM |Researching a show on body-builders and wrestlers for my private blog, I came across these fabulous French photoproofs, dated 1875: studies of the nude male form. The photographer is Louis Jean Baptiste Igout (1837-1881), and you can see another set...Read More
Gay Whore by Jack Love: Vintage Pulp Art
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 28, 2011 10:30 AM |With a title like that, what more can I say? A fabulously sexy cover on this vintage, explicit gay novel, set on Fire Island and now considered one of the classics of 1960s gay pulp....Read More
Queerly Adorable: 1940's Butch
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 24, 2011 4:30 PM |Found on the very wonderful photo archive, Queering, these gorgeous people are taking a jaunty stroll in their menswear....Read More
A Girl Named Butch: Lesbian Pulp Fiction
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 21, 2011 10:30 AM |Found these two books, ca.1950s/1960s, by different authors, so I am assuming they are different characters and not part of a series (please correct me if you know more). Now, why a butch would be getting a spanking from a...Read More
Erotic Art History: Recommended Collection
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 19, 2011 2:30 PM |Check out this superb collection of erotica throughout history (ancient and modern) from a consortium of French museums. Highly recommended to anyone interested in erotic art history: visit the Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Below, one of their fabulous gems....Read More
Trevor Project Joins HRC In Milk's Camera Shop
Filed by Bil Browning | January 18, 2011 6:00 PM |The Trevor Project has officially announced that they will be joining HRC in establishing an LGBT action center at the site of Harvey Milk's former camera shop. The group will be operating a crisis and suicide prevention Trevor Lifeline call...Read More
MLK: Bayard Rustin's Partner Speaks
Filed by Bil Browning | January 17, 2011 7:00 PM |Today's must-read Martin Luther King Day article is penned by none other than Bayard Rustin's partner, Walter Naegle. Rustin was the openly gay adviser to Martin Luther King Jr who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Nine days after the...Read More
One for Marriage: Vintage Magazine Cover
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 17, 2011 1:00 PM |Another amazing cover from the iconic ONE magazine. The year is 1953, and the topic - even then - was marriage rights. If anyone owns a copy of this issue or remembers its content, please let us know what gay...Read More
Love Between Men: Vintage Photo
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | January 13, 2011 11:30 AM |I don't know if they were best friends, brothers, cousins, or lovers, but I do know they loved each other. Their happy faces. The way they lean in together. The way they touch each other so familiarly and clasp hands....Read More
