Beat poet, actor, and Warhol friend Taylor Mead died on Wednesday in Colorado at the age of 88. The film critic J. Hoberman called Mr. Mead “the first underground movie star.” The film historian P. Adams Sitney called one of Mr. Mead’s earliest films…
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Archives for May 10, 2013
Posts from May 10, 2013
‘Lavender Scare’ Documents Government’s Gay ‘Witch Hunt’ Lasting Four Decades: VIDEOS
Back in 2011 I posted about a documentary in progress called The Lavender Scare, chronicling the U.S. government's gay 'witch hunts' beginning in the 50's and 60's and efforts by early gay activists like the late Frank Kameny to p…
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Philadelphia Mayor Signs Groundbreaking LGBT Rights Legislation: VIDEO
Last month I reported on the passage of an LGBT health benefits bill by Philadelphia's City Council that would give tax credits and incentives to businesses offering health plans that include gay partners and children. It also offers tax credits…
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David Sedaris Tells Hilarious Tales of His Book Tour to Jon Stewart: VIDEO
Author David Sedaris joined Jon Stewart last night to talk about his new book Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, and his book tour, the people he meets on it, and the polls he takes at them. Sedaris has discovered that gay and straight men have CO…
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Celebrities Read Mean Tweets About Themselves for Jimmy Kimmel: VIDEO
Edition 4 of Jimmy Kimmel's amusing segment. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Says League, Fans Will Accept an Openly Gay Player: VIDEO
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL.com yesterday that the league will support an openly gay player. Said Goodell: "I have such great respect for our players. I don't think it will just be tolerated, I think it will be accepted. These ar…
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Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Won’t Commit to Voting for Gay-Inclusive Immigration Amendments: VIDEO
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) won't commit to voting for gay amendments filed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) if offered up for the immigration reform bill, the NYT reports: “I would like very much to see it in the bill, but we have to have a bill…
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More Than 78,000 Sign Up for One-Way Trip to Mars: VIDEO
A Netherlands-based non-profit called Mars One has begun taking applications for pioneering Mars colonists it plans to finance “by staging a global reality-TV event, with cameras documenting all phases of the mission from astronaut selection to the c…
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