... houses such as: House of Ninja – Willie Ninja (1961 – 2006) House of Omni – Kevin Omni (1958) House of Labeija – Crystal Labeija /Pepper Labeija (1948 – 2003) House of Dupree – Paris Dupree (N/A) House of Xtravaganza – An ji Xtravaganza (1966 – 1993) House of Ebony Malcolm McLaren born in North London in 1946 designer, singer-songwriter, band manager (Sex Pistols, New York Dolls, Bow Wow Wow) and entrepreneur. Brought Hip-Hop to the United Kingdom, he died in 2010 in Switzerland from Mesothelioma. Willi Ninja born in Queens New York City in 1961 and grew up in [...]
Jayne County: Man Enough to Be a Women in the 1960′s
... had moved on and Max’s closed. The later 1970′s saw Jayne move to London when the British punk scene (1977) was just emerging. She formed a group called Wayne County and the Electric Chairs , by 1979 the band had broke up and Jayne/Wayne had moved back to the United States. This was when her name was officially changed to Jayne County. In the 1980′s she appeared in a theatrical production called “Les Girls” with Holly Woodlawn. She eventually returned to London, United Kingdom for a premiere of City of Lost Souls and stayed long enough to record and [...]
The Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club 1977
G.B.M.C.C. (which stands for Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club) was formed in 1977 as a club for gay men and women bikers in the UK. With a current membership of around 500, we are the largest gay biker club in Europe. Members travel from all over the UK, with an increasing number from Europe and Oveseas. Members of Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club vary in age and are from different ethnic backgrounds. GBMCC’s members naturally have a variety of biking interest, but they are primarily a road riding motorcycle club. Member’s experience ranges from novice riders through to advanced riders and club [...]
Transgender Community, MTF, FTM, They’re Everywhere
Individuals on this list have been chosen because of their fame or notoriety is in some way due to their transgender identity or presence. The individuals listed below also include notes of their nationality and their main career specialty, especially if the individual person is known for other than their transgender identity. It is usually very hard to identify the gender and sexual identity of those individuals who lived before the 20th century, since most of the modern concepts of MTF (male to female) and FTM (female to male) were not developed until the second half of the century. In [...]
Gay Sex in New York City During the 1970′s
Gay Sex in the Seventies (70′s) is a 2005 documentary by Joseph Lovett. This movie takes you back just after the Stonewall Riots to a time when Gay men were exercising their newfound rights and sexual freedoms that was nonexistent in the previous decade of the Sixties (60′s). In the 1960′s it was illegal to be gay (basically) and by 1969 the LGBT community had been driven/pushed into a corner and the retaliation was destined to begin. At the turn of the decade the laws were laxed and the Gay Sexual Revolution had begun. The outlets for [...]
Charles Pierce 20th Century’s Foremost Female Impersonator
Charle Pierce master and mistress of desguise, impressionist and comedian. Born on July 14, 1926 in Watertown NY. He began his career playing the organ and acting in radio dramas, then branching out to a comedy routine. He played in small gay clubs which he became very popular. Charles then moved to San Francisco and started a nightclub act in the 1950′s, proving very popular the club knocked out the walls installed a stage, grand piano, lights and hired him to “do the show”. Charles went on to perform in television and movies, such as Joan River’s Rabbit Test in [...]
Some Feel the World Would Be a Better Place Without LGBT People
How would the world be without all these gay famous people? Benjamin Britten, Composer Gianni Versace, Fashion and Home Designer Richard The Lionheart, King Of England Montgomery Clift, Actor J.M. Barrie, Novelist T.E. Lawrence, Soldier “Lawrence Of Arabia” Cole Porter, Composer and Songwriter Hadrian, Emporer Of Roman Empire John Maynard Keynes, Econmist Aristotle, Philopsher Luchino Visconti, Film Director Jean Marais, Actor Arthur Rimbaud, Poet George Cukor, Film Director Rock Hudson, Actor Augustus, First Emperor Of The Roman Empire Jean Cocteau, Poet, Novelist, Filmaker Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady Of The United States and Civil Right Advocate Walt Whitman, Poet Ian McKellen, Actor Sir [...]