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Roger Casement : a gay Irish martyr or victim of a British forgery?
Sir Roger Casement, CMG, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist between 1911 and 1916, but was executed for treason during World War I. He worked for the British Foreign Office as a diplomat, becoming known as a humanitarian activist, and later as a poet and Easter Rising leader. Described as the “father of twentieth-century human rights investigations”, he was honored in…
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William Hurt …. one of the very finest ‘gay for pay’ actors ….. dies aged 71
In the 1980s’ William Hurt was one of Hollywood’s sexiest and most successful stars who was nominated for Academy Award for Leading Actor three years running. In 1987, in his third attempt, he won for his remarkable performance In Kiss of The Spider Woman as Luis Molina, an effeminate homosexual in prison for…
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BAIT : a new queer bear-centric indie music showcase at Rockbar NYC.
Singer/actor/filmmaker Jack Tracy‘s Necessary Outlet Productions is getting together with Bear World Magazine‘s Bryce Quartz to produce BAIT a new queer bear-centric indie music showcase at Rockbar NYC. Its kick-off will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 8 PM EST and will return on the last Thursday of every month. The first…
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The Barbara Hulanicki Salon Exhibit @Sagamore Miami
Barbara Hulanicki is one of Miami Beach’s most famous residents. The legendary designer who single-handedly changed the face of British fashion back in the 1960s and 1970s’ creating the BIBA empire with her husband Stephen Fitz-Simon (known as Fitz) arrived here in the early 1980s. She came to design a nightclub for Ronnie Woods…
