Queerguru’s Curated Curios ……. and News 2/9

Historian Hugh Ryan (author  of When Brooklyn Was Queer)

gets his first book review published in the NY Times.   Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gone But But Not Forgotten

James Dean who left this earth way too early aged just 25 should have been  celebrating his 90th Birthday this week.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brutal Gay-Basher Handed Suspended Sentence

James  Finn of medium.com tells this horrendous story where the quest for justice ends with ‘boys will be boys’ wrist slap.  You will be outraged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Challenged physically and financially, 87 year old Paul Huntley, a backstage legend and Tony Award Winner whose artistry is demanded in many a star’s contract, says this show will be his last.  Read his Exit Interview in NY Times HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the 1970s, Gay Sex Was Rampant on NYC Piers and in Trucks! Here’s the Story!

New York’s West Village piers are glossy, lovely and family-friendly these days, but in the 1970s, when libido ruled the Village, NYC piers were the site of some astounding hookups — and some fascinating art works, too.   Read Michael Musto’s story HERE

 

 

 

 

And Finally :   Mary Wilson, one of the original Supremes has died aged 76.   She was a founding member of the most successful Motown act of the 1960s and the best-charting female group in U.S. history, as well as one of the all-time best-selling girl groups in the world.  This was their very first hit.

 

 


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