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HBO Films Releases Teaser Trailer for “The Normal Heart” – Video
Share this: The Normal Heart is a largely autobiographical 1985 play by Larry Kramer which debuted Off-Broadway and now, almost 30 years later been adapted for the screen by HBO Films. It focuses on the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York...
Today In Gay History: March 9, 1969 – Police Beat Gay Man to Death During Los Angeles Hotel Raid
Share this: The Dover Hotel was a five-story brick building in downtown Los Angeles. The hotel operated as an early version of the soon to become popular bathhouse scene. Gay men checked in, removed their clothing, and laid on their beds with the...
Jamie Lee Curtis To Produce Biopic Honoring Gay Major League Baseball Player Glenn Burke
Share this: Before there was Michael Sams or Jason Collins there was Glenn Burke. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is putting on her producer’s cap to make a film honoring the memory of Glenn Burke, a professional athlete who came out of the closet...
Back2Stonewall’s Sunday Tea Dance Flashback 1982 – 1983: Laura Branigan “Gloria” and “Solitaire”
Share this:Laura Branigan is best remembered for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit “Gloria” which US Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks in 1982. Branigan is also remembered for the Top 10 “Solitaire” and for the number-one Adult Contemporary...
Back2Stonewall Sunday Tea Dance Flashback: “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward (1979) – Video
Share this:“Ring My Bell” is a 1979 disco song and gay anthem sung by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead and it became her only major hit...
LGBT History – February 9th: Brendan Behan, Marc ’10½’ Stevens, and Jerry Falwell Outs A Teletubby
Share this: February 9th. 1874 – Amy Lowell the American poet was born in Brookline. Massachusetts. A militant literary leader she thumbed her nose at the Boston Brahmans who raised her and outed herself. Her lover was actress Ada...
Blast from the Past! – Watch Bette Midler’s FULL 1976 Cleveland Concert “Live At Last!” – Video
Share this:Bette Midler’s first live concert album filmed for prosperity Live at Last documents a full-length live performance at the Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio on the 1976 Depression Tour, and sees Midler, her backing group The Staggering...
Today In Gay History: January 22 – Lord Byron, Sir Francis Bacon Was A Slut, and Roe vs. Wade
Share this: January 22 1561 – Sir Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) was born in London. He is best known for his philosophical works concerning the acquisition of knowledge; Novum Organum and The Advancement of Learning. Bacon had a preference...
Today In Gay History: January 21 – Caligula, Winston Churchill and SpongeBob Squarepants
Share this: January 21st. 41 A.D. – Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated at the Palatine Games by his own officers after a reign of only four years, noted for his madness and cruelty including arbitrary murder. His taste in men was far...
