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Britains first-ever gay TV program 23 years ago was such a hoot

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  In 1995 the UK National broadcast the august BBC launched the country’s very first all gay TV show.  Gaytime TV was a  late night comedy and lifestyle magazine that naturally was completely groundbreaking at the time, and although they managed to secure excellent guests like Harvey Fierstein and Martina Navratilova for the very first … Continue reading




Canada’s dark past persecuting the LGBT community

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  In the  1950’s and 1960’s the Royal Canadian Mounted Police created a vicious campaign to root out all gay men and women from their ranks and also  from the military and cvil service.  Faced with the reality of a lack of resources to conduct blanket surveillance on all suspects, they invented that device that … Continue reading



Dragstrip 66 : a ‘frockumentary’ about where all the queer misfits in Silver Lake went to have fun

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If you had never been too or even heard of DRAGSTRIP66, then you really do not know what you had been missing.  Once a month this neighborhood Mexican restaurant in Silverlake, L.A. was transformed into a beloved destination for music, dance, fashion, and performance art. Much more than just a dance club, it was an … Continue reading



The work of East Village photographer of the 1970’s PETER HUJAR is recognized in a new Exhibit

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  There is a new Exhibit of the work of PETER HUJAR a quintessential East Village photographer in the  1970’s and 1980’s whose stark black and white images beautifully captured a shifting generation who would soon be almost decimated by the AIDS pandemic, which would kill him too.  The show, Peter Hujar: Speed of Life, looks … Continue reading



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