Tag: 1960’s
Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THE GREATEST an award winning drama about queer life in the 1960s
Before 1969’s Stonewall riots, queer life in New York was largely quite brutal. Homophobia was rife. The NYPD regularly raided the few gay bars that existed, harassing, beating and arresting patrons on trumped-up charges, often releasing their names to the press and their families, outing them to cause maximum distress. This frequently led…
Revisiting JULIAN AND SANDY the original gay genius icons of camp humor
To every British gay man of ‘a certain age’ Julian and Sandy were the very first gay icons that were worshipped even though their fame in 1965 – 1968 was a whole year before homosexuality was legalized. They were characters in the BBC radio comedy program Round the Horne that were beamed into all our homes…
Gene Howard was singing love songs to other men back in the 1960s
Thanks to archivist J.D. Doyle a little-known queer jazz record from 1962 has been discovered and its a wee gem. The record, tagged as “sultry stylings by a most unusual vocalist,” features a male crooner singing love songs about other men. The record had no artist credits, other than the cover photo and back…
Beautiful People: The Boutique in the 1960s Counter Culture
A unique exhibition has just opened at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London’s East End. The museum was started by designer Zandra Rhodes, a product of the ’60s and still going strong today, with the latest collaboration for Ikea. The museum’s striking exterior was the concept of renowned Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta. Since…
PS Burn This Letter Please : a glimpse into NY’s gay drag scene in the 1950’s + 1960’s
In 2007 John Maloof a young graduate working on a history project bought a suitcase full of photographic negatives in a Chicago auction hoping that one or two them maybe useful in his research. However what he discovered that day was a treasure trove of what is undoubtedly one on the finest collection of street…
