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The very First Same-Sex Kiss in a Hollywood movie
WINGS in 1927 was first and only silent film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was also the first Hollywood movie to feature a same sex kiss. And what a kiss,. Starring Buddy Rogers and Richard Arlen who play two combat pilots who vie for the affection of the same woman…
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Queer California : Untold Stories
The 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots is being celebrated across the country in so many different ways . At the Oakland Museum of California they have a new exhibition that not only looks back at this pivotal time for the our community but also at 200 years of California’s LGBTQ history. It’s the focus…
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Kim Yaged is obsessed with Hypocrites and Strippers
Ever since we met the award winning and photographer Kim Yaged some 4 years ago, she has become somewhat obsessed with both hypocrites and strippers. Not that she claims to be either (!) but if you are in the West Hollywood area .you can judge for yourselves . The Celebration Theater is presenting a…
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PTown celebrates LGBTQ Pride again (and again)
Heading for just its 2nd ever Gay Pride Weekend, the city of Provincetown has already been hailed by ORBITZ as the number one destination to celebrate the occasion. May be justa tad exaggerated, but hey we were always taught to accept every compliment graciously The premiere event last year was however an unqualified success and…
