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Is There a Straight Man In The House ? An appreciation of Kaye Ballard

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      The comedian, actress and nightclub performer KAYE BALLARD never really got the recognition or the parts that her enormous talent so deserved. However this deliciously funny lady was a true gay icon for all the wealth of her glorious performances including her turn with Eve Arden on the sitcom “The Mothers-In-Law,” seen on … Continue reading



Jackie Collins : the creator of Lucky Santangelo has died

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Tributes have been pouring in for the novelist Jackie Collins after her death was announced earlier today.  Jackie, aged 77,  wrote 32 novels about Hollywood glamour full of steamy sex and drugs , and all her books have appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list and  sold over 500 million copies in total . … Continue reading



Jean-Marc Vallée : Academy Nominated Filmmaker and great queer ally, dies aged 58

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  The death was announced today of French-Canadian filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée aged just 58. Vallée was best known for the controversial AIDS film Dallas Buyers Club for which he received an Academy Award Nomination and which netted Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto,  Best Actor Oscars.  Plus the multi-award-winning star-studded TV series Big Little Lies which … Continue reading




John Mahoney will always be Broken Hearts Club’s Jack to us

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  The British born veteran character actor JOHN MAHONEY has died aged 77.  Best known in mainstream entertainment as the dad in the sitcom “Frasier”  for all of its 11 seasons, portraying an ex-police officer often disturbed by the gentleness of his younger son Niles played by David Hyde Pierce. Although he never came out publicly as gay, he … Continue reading



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