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Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63

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Photo by Jurek Wajdowicz REPRINTED FROM THE ADVOCATE  BY TRUDY RING MAY 14 2022 5:32 PM EDT Longtime activist Urvashi Vaid, a leader of many LGBTQ+ and other social justice organizations, has died at age 63. Vaid died Saturday at her home in New York City, according to the National LGBTQ Task Force. Vaid was executive … Continue reading



JORDAN : Queen of Punk dies aged 66

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  1976 was such an important cultural milestone as it was when the British Punk Revolution started. They rejected contemporary mainstream discarded nostalgia with many in the scene adopting a nihilistic attitude summed up by the Sex Pistols slogan “No Future”  One social observer noted that  amid the unemployment and social unrest in 1977, “punk’s … Continue reading



The Man who was longing to become a  God : we mourn the passing of THIERRY MUGLER

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  From a very early age, inspired by German mythology, Manfred Thierry Mugler went on a quest for perfection. Born in Strasbourg on December 21st, 1948, his body language led him to become a ballet dancer and join the Ballets du Rhin at age 14 and attend Strasbourg Decorative Arts School with the firm intention … 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



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