Tonight we were on facebook catching up on the day and a friend from the Netherlands Antoine Timmermans shared a link via Andy Chambers. Which was this Marvelous Video of 50 years of Gay Pride and Standing Up for what’s Right. Human Rights. Thank you Below is a synopsis of the video clips and sound bites that make up this Fabulous video of LGBTQIA’s History: The Fortune Teller, played by San Francisco performance artist Stanley Frank, paying homage to filmmaker Jack Smith. Audio excerpt is Professor Marvel’s introduction in The Wizard of Oz, 1939. Gay Men from the 1950′s. Photograph [...]
Sappho From the Island of Lesbos to the Town of Eresos
Sappho was a poet of goddess proportion, projecting her works and words towards the female gender. Born sometime between 630 – 612 B.C. on the Island of Lesbos the third largest Island of Greece and the eighth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. Though much is unknown of her personal life and much of work has been destroyed. Fragments of her writings have been found to favor the love of the female counterpart. In a time when Goddess were being put on the back burner and down played for Gods. She was exiled from the Island Of Lesbos to Sicily between [...]
A Message and Happy Pride 2013 From Ian & Joe
When i told my dad that i was gay (when i was 18) all he said was: ” I thought that you were going to tell me you were on drugs then I would be worried but you being gay, is okay by me.” Thank you dad FOR BEING YOU and supporting me, love you always xxx. My dad passed away 10th December 2012 but back in the 1980s he amazed me by being so understanding of who I was and not judging me and treating me always with love. I miss you dad and remember dad I will always [...]
More Contributions From You Our Readers and Family
We just received Private Lives issues from December 1990 – January 1994! Thank You! All contributions from the birth of BiTG to current will be on display in it’s new home in the Mott Haven section of The South Bronx for FREE! Opening House is May 24th and 25th 2013!! (By appointment after) Poetry, Puppetry, Mixed Media Art – Don’t Call Me Misster album by Dorian Corey, Michael Kosh from http://99wooster.com/ & http://backinthegays.com/ LTD Exclusive Dorian Corey controversial T-shirts. The Queen 1967 with Crystal Labeija. Video’s by Nelson Sullivan courtesy of Dick Richards and Robert Preston Coddington, video by Dan-O-rama, [...]
The Man… the Rifle… the Flower and the Photograph That Changed the World.
Flower Power the famous photograph from 1967 by Bernie Boston a Washington D.C. native and photographer for the local newspaper The Washington Star (Now defunct). The young protestor was 18 year old George Edgerly Harris III from New York City on his way to San Francisco found himself in Washington D.C. on October 21, 1967 at a protest at the Pentagon against the Vietnam War. At a pivotal point that day when it looked as if it was going to get out of hand George Harris stepped up and placed Chrysanthemums in the barrels of the rifles that were pointed [...]
Impromptu East Village Sushi Picnic With RuPaul… Sounds Fishy.
1980′s Original vlogger Nelson Sullivan out and about late night in the East Village NYC on Avenue A. Hanging with RuPaul and friend Nazomi checking out the latest Polaroid photographs and having a impromptu sushi picnic on the sidewalk just across from the Pyramid Club in Alphabet City. A refreshing time when people were still social and looking at pictures didn’t require an Iphone or Ipad. Late Night Sushi Picnic on Avenue A, Courtesy of 5ninthavenueproject. Thank you
Ru Paul, Michael Musto, Come Celebrate Nelson Sullivan’s nYc
Two Special Back In The Gays events that are happening this week here in New York City brought to you by Robert Preston Coddington and Jennifer Krasinski! Come experience the magic of nYc in the 1980′s with Visionary Nelson Sullivan, Robert Coddington and Jennifer Krasinski. For only 2 days you will be able to witness Rupaul, Lady Bunny, Lady Miss Kier, Michael Musto, Leigh Bowery, Nelson Sullivan and the gang on video with a discussion panel. April 24, 2013: A lecture/screening presented by Robert Coddington of the 5 Ninth Avenue Project, with videos featuring Keith Haring, Rock Steady Crew, RuPaul, Leigh Bowery, Ethyl [...]