Gay Icons and History: August 2011
Legendary Paris Dupree Has Passed On
Filed by Viktor Kerney | August 26, 2011 6:15 PM |This week, the Grand Dame of the NYC Ballroom scene, Paris Dupree passed on. Paris was one of the powerful House mothers in New York and one of the stars of the legendary documentary, Paris Is Burning.Read More
Two Evil Mints in One: lesbian pulp fiction
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 25, 2011 11:00 AM |They're pagans! And they're lesbians! Two things that frighten fundies all rolled up in one! Yum. Read More
Hard & Harder: Vintage Gay Pulp
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 23, 2011 4:30 PM |A classic cover with all of the exaggerations in the right places, it got the motor running before you even looked inside. Read More
Pastor Scott Imler's Fabulous Farewell
Filed by Karen Ocamb | August 22, 2011 1:00 PM |Crescent Heights Methodist Church, where so many AIDS memorials were held, also housed other non-profits. It was the original home for Project Angel Food, and served as headquarters for the Coalition for Economic Survival and Love Honor Cherish.Read More
His & His Alone: Vintage Gay Erotica
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 18, 2011 12:00 PM |Here's a fascinating vintage publication from 1969. Wish I knew the artists who contributed to this and whether the series continued. If you know more about it, fill us in!Read More
Bert & Ernie's Big Love
Filed by Jessica Max Stein | August 12, 2011 5:00 PM |Why do we speculate on the love lives of puppets? Because it tells us so much about ourselves. Read More
The Top 20 Most Important LGBT Figures in History
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 11, 2011 2:00 PM |Who, of hundreds of important LGBT people, will be included through the FAIR Education Act? We polled the readers and contributors of The Bilerico Project to get a better feel for which figures are important to today's LGBT community.Read More
Photos: AIDS Exhibit at Smithsonian
Filed by Bil Browning | August 11, 2011 12:30 PM |Jerame and I explored DC a bit during our time off. Determined to unplug, we hoofed it over to the Smithsonian Museum of American History where I still found something to blog about.Read More
Quacks on Bisexuals
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 11, 2011 12:00 PM |Some books piss me off at first glance. The only really interesting aspect is that they group our alphabet soups (LGBTQ/BDSM) together. I'm all about making common cause but hell if I accept this author's definitions.Read More
Top LGBT Voices Name History's Essential LGBT Figures
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 10, 2011 10:15 AM |This last batch of personal "Top 5" lists from a selection of important LGBT voices - from Andrés Duque, Bil Browning, Emily Heath, Scott Wooledge, Roberta Sklar & more - really reflects the diversity within our community. Read More
Bronski's American History
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | August 10, 2011 8:00 AM |A Queer History of the United States is Michael Bronski's most ambitious book, a narrative of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people in America from 1492 to 1990. Read More
Top LGBT Voices Name History's Essential LGBT Figures
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 09, 2011 9:00 AM |Dan Choi, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Patricia Nell Warren, Wayne Besen, and more sound off on their "Top 5" lists of essential LGBT figures and moments. This series culminates on Thursday with the Top 20 list, chosen by Bilerico readers.Read More
Top LGBT Voices Name History's Essential LGBT Figures
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 08, 2011 9:30 AM |All this week, we'll be asking some of today's the most significant LGBT voices to reflect on the most important LGBT people in history. It will all culminate in the Top 25 list on Thursday! Read More
Last Known Gay Holocaust Survivor Dies
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 04, 2011 11:00 AM |Rudolf Brazda, who was believed to be the last survivor of the Holocaust who was specifically targeted because of his sexual orientation, died yesterday at the age of 98. Read More
Boston Queer Artist & Activist Aliza Shapiro Hospitalized
Filed by Rev. Emily C. Heath | August 02, 2011 6:00 PM |If you've gone to any sort of performing arts event in the Boston queer community, chances are Aliza was involved either in the execution or inspiration. Last Sunday she suffered a hemorrhagic stroke.Read More
70s Bondage: Vintage Leather Hunks [NSFW]
Filed by Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | August 02, 2011 2:00 PM |I've been doing a bunch of bondage research and came upon this vintage delight. "Ramsey Reese, Top Man," was published in Canada in the 1970s, but it still looks hot and fresh today!Read More
'Leatherman of the Century' Tells His Tale
Filed by Jesse Monteagudo | August 01, 2011 2:00 PM |Leather folk worldwide know Chuck Renslow as the owner of the legendary Gold Coast, Chicago's first leather bar; owner of the Chicago Eagle and Man's Country; founder of the annual International Mr. Leather contest; and a founder of the Leather Archives & Museum.Read More
Adam Lambert: Behind the Music
Filed by Bil Browning | August 01, 2011 1:30 PM |Adam Lambert has a "Behind the Music" special coming up on VH1. The American Idol contestant talks about coming out and being in the closet for the television show. Read More
Who Are the Most Important LGBT People in History?
Filed by Adam Polaski | August 01, 2011 9:45 AM |California's newly approved FAIR Act will require CA schools to teach about the societal contributions of LGBT people. But who should they teach about? Help The Bilerico Project compile a list of the Top LGBT people in history!Read More
