on a clear bright sunday morning on may 5, 1985, i moved from hoboken back to manhattan, after a tough breakup with my partner, george. i was 21. i was going to be roommates with my pal, jeff, who had a huge rent-controlled apartment in the west village. . my old college roommate, fred, was moving that day too, from brooklyn back to manhattan–a few blocks west of my new home. steve, the fellow i was dating, volunteered to help with our moves that day, driving the truck from u-haul and trudging up with us to the third floor walk-ups [...]
Happy HoliGays 2011 From BackintheGays, Rupaul and the Gang
We are knee deep in the holiday spirit this year with some retro Ru just for you. This Holiday Season we bring you from 1993 Rupaul’s Christmas Ball. Before RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag U there was this holiday special. Originally aired in the United Kingdom and brought to us by World of Wonder, this Holiday Variety Show is sure to get you in the Spirit this year. Starring in Ru’s Christmas Ball is: Elton John Boy George Latoya Jackson Eartha Kitt Fred Schneider Taylor Dayne Little Richard Berlinda Carlisle Also appearing is: Nirvana with Kurt Cobain En Vogue The [...]
Back2Stonewall Gay Pioneer Lou Maletta 74 Dies of Cancer
Lou Maletta, who found the Gay Cable Network in NYC in 1982 and kept it going for over 18 years, died Tuesday at 74 of liver cancer. He is survived by his daughter and by his domestic partner of 37 years, Luke Valenti. A memorial service has yet to be scheduled. Maletta started small with Men in Films, which explored male erotica, and soon went on to develop news programming that gave virtually the only television attention to the nascent AIDS crisis and the ongoing fight for LGBT rights. Maletta went out and covered everything he could in the community [...]
Radical Faeries Mattachine Society Harry Hay & Barbara Gittings Gay Task Force of America
Vito Russo interviews Harry Hay and Barbara Gittings (1 of 2), Courtesy of BettyByte. Thank you Vito Russo talks with Harry Hay and Barbara Gittings (2 of 2) plus street interviews, Courtesy of BettyByte. Thank you
Sunday Night at the Eagle’s Nest 1979 NYC
The late night cruise was anything but looking for love. The musty bar smell, the poppers and the music they all set the mood on a late Sunday Night in New York City in 1979. Queen – ‘Crazy Little Thing Called Love’, Courtesy of queenofficial. Thank you
It’s Hot in the City Tonight… Summer of 1982 With Barry
But it was a lot hotter Back in the Gays. Superstar Barry White spits this early 1980′s classic dance hit. I remember the sweltering Summer heat up in my bedroom in Philadelphia. My Brother had just bought the 12″ inch of this and I couldn’t stop playing this song. The memories of those past Summers were made so much cooler with the great music of that era. Barry White – Change (1982) – 01. Change, Courtesy of willuigi. Thank you
Middle of the Summer Vintage Jam 1981
The music of Summer’s past. The memories that bring you back to where you were when you first heard this summer hits. Sitting in the back seat of your Daddies car making out, going to the hottest Disco of that Summer or Just hanging out with you Extended Family. That’s the music of Back in the Gays.