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01/01/2005 |
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Cross-Dressers: Male, Part 1
Though male cross-dressing is common historically, cross-dressers have often been misunderstood and maligned, especially in societies with strictly defined gender roles. Despite this disapprobation, cross-dressing entertainers have often been accepted and even celebrated in many cultures.
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Illustration: Detail from a portrait of drag artist Lady Bunny by Sasha Vaughn. |
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01/01/2005 |
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Interview: Quentin Crisp: 1992, 1995, 1997
In this compilation of three interviews, Quentin Crisp describes his life, his art, gay pride, and the differences between Americans and the British with Owen Keehnen.
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12/15/2004 |
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Interview: Harry Hay, 1992
A 1992 interview with activist Harry Hay, a founder of the Mattachine Society and an early member and supporter of the Radical Faeries.
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Illustration: A portrait of Harry Hay by Stathis Orphanos. |
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12/15/2004 |
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French Literature: Nineteenth Century
Nineteenth-century French Literature witnessed a dramatic increase in literary representations of same-sex eroticism. Though the first half of the century is relatively poor in such depictions, the birth of several artistic and literary movements, such as aestheticism, decadence, and symbolism, made gay and lesbian sexuality a significant subject in the national literature after 1850.
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Illustration: George Sand. |
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12/15/2004 |
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Interview: Felice Picano, 1996
Author and publisher Felice Picano shares his thoughts about his work and gay literature with Owen Keehnen in 1996, shortly after being nominated for two Lambda Literary Awards.
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Illustration: A portrait of Felice Picano by Stathis Orphanos. |
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12/01/2004 |
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Rock Music Part 2
Though Rock Music has has frequently been hostile to gay and lesbian performers, queer artists such as k. d. lang, Freddie Mercury, Michael Stipe, and many others have contributed to the evolution of both rock music and queer culture.
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Illustration: Pansy Division photographed by Richard Turtletaub. |
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11/15/2004 |
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Rock Music Part 1
Although Rock Music has been closely associated with freedom of expression and rebelliousness, it has frequently been hostile to gay and lesbian performers.
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Illustration: Joan Jett courtesy Blackheart Records. |
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11/01/2004 |
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Hinduism
Hinduism is the dominant religion of modern India. Though it is no longer as tolerant of same-sex sexual relations as it seems to have been in the past, Hinduism has inspired glbtq writers and spiritual seekers from both the West and the South Asian Diaspora.
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Illustration: Image of the androgynous god Shiva courtesy Northwestern University Library Art Collection. |
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10/15/2004 |
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Arts and Letters in Australia and New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand writers such as Frank Sargeson and Patrick White and artists such as Frances Hodgkins and James Gleeson have contributed significantly to the glbtq heritage in literature and the arts.
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Illustration: Image of Frances Hodkins painting Copyright © 2003-2004 Clipart.com. |
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10/01/2004 |
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Music: Women's
Women's Music is stylistically diverse and continually evolving. It has broadened over time, but remains committed to lesbian visibility and feminist values.
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Illustration: Photograph of Ani DiFranco by Danny Clin courtesy Righteous Babe Records. |
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