Deported Homosexual Comes Out
>Four weeks ago, this blog reported that a monument to the gay victims of the Nazis had been unveiled in Berlin. In his speech the… Read More »Deported Homosexual Comes Out
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Irish Queer Archive Donates Collection’ To the National Library of Ireland
>The National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLGF) has formally handed over the Irish Queer Archive (IQA) to the National Library of Ireland (NLI). “The NLGF… Read More »Irish Queer Archive Donates Collection’ To the National Library of Ireland
Gay Marriages
>A busy few days for your gay marriage planners. Last week we reported the change of the law in Norway authorising gay marriage. This week=end,… Read More »Gay Marriages
Norway Legalises Gay Marriage
>This week, Norway became the sixth country in the world (after Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, South Africa and Canada) to grant gay people full marriage… Read More »Norway Legalises Gay Marriage
Brokeback Mountain, the Opera
>The American composer Charles Wuorinen has been commissioned by the New York City Opera to compose an opera based on Annie Proulx’s renowned short story… Read More »Brokeback Mountain, the Opera
Fédéric Mitterand Named Director of the Villa Medici
>Rome’s newly elected right-wing mayor, former neo-fascist Gianni Alemanno, will probably not be best pleased by the French Président’s nomination, last week, of an openly… Read More »Fédéric Mitterand Named Director of the Villa Medici
Yves Saint Laurent Dies
> Yves Saint Laurent1936 – 2008 Yves Saint Laurent was considered one the greatest fashion designers of the 20th century. He had retired in 2002… Read More »Yves Saint Laurent Dies
Statue of Gay Rights Hero Unveiled
>Harvey Milk, the first out gay male politician in American history, is to be honoured with a statue in San Francisco City Hall. The memorial… Read More »Statue of Gay Rights Hero Unveiled
Egyptian Film to Explore Homosexuality
>Although Egyptian cinema, since its inception, has presented many homosexual characters, most of these have been comic devices inserted to generate a few cheap laughs.… Read More »Egyptian Film to Explore Homosexuality
Robert Rauschenberg Dies
> Robert Rauschenberg1925 – 2008 The art critic Robert Hughes once described the influencial and controversial american artist Robert Rauschenbergas “a protean genius who showed… Read More »Robert Rauschenberg Dies