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Wizard of Oz remake: Queer No!

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/13/the-wizard-of-oz-remake-reboot-new-film-lgbt/The Wizard of Oz is being ‘reimagined’ and the gays have thoughtsA Wizard of Oz remake is in the works and fans are clutching their ruby slippers in fear and anticipation.www.pinknews.co.ukShareEmoji

Alex C49 minutes ago

Blaspheme!

nina tryggvason

indeed some things are too iconic to remake

and what was impressive was how they did special effects. now cgi will remove the magic.

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Alex C40 minutes ago

That movie was essentially the Star Wars of its day. It was incredible, an unimaginable achievement. And it STILL WORKS. Yes the sets are primitive today, but the movie isn’t. The writing is great. The acting is great. The music is great. It has a raw emotional power that persevered through the ages. This kind of thing should never be messed with in my opinion.

nina tryggvason

it holds up better than star wars

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Alex C

I couldn’t agree more! And yet I incriminate myself here because I’m admitting to the gay stereotype of loving a Judy Garland movie. (And I love others as well.) But I can’t help it! I defy stereotypes in many ways, but I have to proudly concede to this one.

nina tryggvason

there is nothing wrong with loving Judy, she loved her queer fans so much, she often married gay men.

being a friend of Dorothy was a huge part of gay male culture and identity for decades, like Being Ernest and wearing a green tie

Musical Queers Feb 13

February 13, 1971

Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection Lp rose to number 5.

while the self-titled Elton John LP had fallen to number ten

February 13, 1973
David Bowie collapsed on stage during a concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

February 13, 1974
David Bowie turned down an offer from the Gay Liberation group to compose ‘the world’s first Gay National Anthem.’

February 13, 1977
US singer songwriter Janis Ian received 461 Valentine’s day cards after indicating in the lyrics of her song ‘At Seventeen’, she had never received any

1984

Donna Summer’s remake of the Drifters’ 1960 hit “There Goes My Baby” peaked at #21 pop and #20 R&B.

1988
In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the 15th Winter Olympics opened.

kd lang performed

1989

“I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”, the first single from Whitney Houston’s second studio album “Whitney” becomes Houston’s first single to be certified platinum with shipment of over one million units

1999

Elton John appeared as himself in a special episode of the animated series The Simpsons shown on US TV.

2005
Readers of UK newspaper The Sun voted George Michael’s ‘Careless Whisper’ as the greatest British pop single of the past 25 years

7th was Queen, ‘We Are The Champions’

Musical Queers for Feb 11

queer music for feb 11

February 11, 1966
Cher recorded “Bang Bang,” written and produced by Sonny Bono. It was her biggest solo hit of the 1960s.

February 11, 1977
David Bowie released ‘Sound and Vision’ as a single, which was taken from his latest album Low. ‘Sound and Vision’ was used by the BBC in the UK on trailers at the time, providing considerable exposure, much needed as Bowie opted to do nothing to promote the single himself, and helped the song to No.3 on the UK charts.

1985
fourth annual Brit Awards
British Single was Frankie Goes To Hollywood ‘Relax’
Best British Group went to Wham!

1986

Boy George, lead singer of Culture Club, guest-stars on an episode of The A-Team. George played a singer mistakenly booked into a Country dance hall.

1987

The Smiths were at No.1 in the UK indie charts with ‘Shoplifters Of The World Unite.’ The title alludes to the communist slogan “Workers of the world, unite!”, and the 1966 David and Jonathan hit ‘Lovers of the World Unite’. The photograph on the sleeve is of a young Elvis Presley. (who’s mother’s maiden name was Smith)

2002

Elton John performs at the National Basketball Association All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

2011

Barbra Streisand was named MusiCares Person of the Year by the Grammy organization.

2014

Queen made UK chart history, becoming the first act to sell six-million copies of an album with their Greatest Hits compilation.

2016
72-year-old Barry Manilow was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after suffering what was described as “complications from emergency oral surgery” that he had undergone earlier in the week. His One Last Time tour had to be put on hold and concerts in Kentucky and Tennessee were canceled. To the surprise of many, just three days later Barry was well enough to attend Clive Davis’ pre-Grammys party in L.A. where he performed “Mandy” as well as “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart” from his latest album, “My Dream Duets”.

Ally ONJ: Grease is the Word

Now, Newton-John has addressed those views during an appearance on the podcast A Life Of Greatness. “I think it’s kind of silly,” she said on the episode. “I mean, this movie was made in the 1970s about the 1950s.”

https://www.nme.com/news/film/olivia-newton-john-speaks-out-against-those-who-label-grease-sexist-2870620Olivia Newton-John speaks out against those who label ‘Grease’ “sexist”Olivia Newton-John has defended ‘Grease’, saying that viewers who call it “sexist” need not take the 1978 musical film so “seriously”.www.nme.com

Blogger Nina saw the movie Grease twice in the movie theatre in 1978.

the first time with a full audience of adults and teen and child admissions

the second in a saturday matinee where my group of four at or under 12

and two teenagers

alone to watch the movie

The Rizzo sex story line was too mature for children in that year.

for most of us, it went over our head

Sandy does leather up for Danny

and unlike other movies of that era and most early ones

and many movies after

in defense of Danny Zuko to Sandy – he Lettermaned Up for her

He hide from his friends that he earned a letterman sweater in track

to earn the good girl by becoming a good boy

and as to the other internet thought that Sandy drowned and it was a death dream zombie movie

Sandy and Danny fly off in the car into the future, instead of a pussy wagon, a monogamy mobile into marriage and adulthood.

While the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds milled about in the carnival end of high school

and the start of their carnal adult life

prepared or not by their parents and their efforts during high school education

okay that is a bit icky

https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1234070/john-travolta-and-daughter-ella-recreate-iconic-grease-dance-for-2021-super-bowl-adJohn Travolta and Ella Recreate Grease for 2021 Super Bowl Ad – E! Online – CAIn the words of Martha Stewart, John Travolta’s “still got it.” See the actor and his daughter Ella bust out their moves and recreate a famous Grease dance number.www.eonline.com

the problem of not experts who have a public platform
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9205607/Olivia-Newton-John-WONT-coronavirus-vaccine-Chloe-Lattanzi-shares-anti-vaxxer-rant.htmlOlivia Newton John WON’T take the coronavirus vaccine as Chloe Lattanzi shares anti-vaxxer rant | Daily Mail OnlineMartha Stewart, Joan Collins and Sir David Attenborough are among the growing list of A-list celebrities to have received the COVID-19 vaccination.www.dailymail.co.uk

the sullivan shows were released on DVD and there were no Elvis getting a shot broadcast – that was done for the print media

https://liveforlivemusic.com/news/elvis-presley-vaccinated-polio-1956-ed-sullivan/Elvis Presley Aids Fight Against Polio By Getting Vaccinated At ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ In 1956 [Watch]In late 1956, Elvis Presley used his skyrocketing fame—and a spot on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’—to persuade teenagers to get the polio vaccine.liveforlivemusic.com

Queer Music February 2

queer music
February 2, 1957
Closeted Actor Tab Hunter topped the Cashbox Best Sellers chart with his version of “Young Love”. A month later, the record would rise to #1 on the Billboard chart where it would stay for six weeks.

1989
George Michael accepts an apology and an undisclosed cash settlement from The Sun newspaper to settle a libel suit after the publication printed an article that claimed that Michael was drunk and abusive at a party hosted by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

1991

Whitney Houston achieved her 12th Top 10 in her last 13 releases with “All the Man That I Need”.
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Boy George was roughed up by two bouncers after he tried to jump the queue outside The Ministry Of Sound in London where George had been a guest DJ.

2003

Falsely marketed as a lesbian Russian girl duo: Tatu, started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘All The Things She Said’. The song had been a hit on the Russian charts three years earlier. Tatu were the first Russian act to score a UK No 1.

also marketed as faux lesbians
2008

The Spice Girls cut short their reunion world tour.

the backassward 2020

this is why AIDS needs to be declared a pandemic..

Dear Jennifer: covid is not your first pandemic

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/jennifer-aniston-sharing-a-pandemic-ornament-caused-backlash-1.5246429Jennifer Aniston sharing a pandemic ornament caused backlash | CTV NewsJennifer Aniston sparked debate after sharing a picture over the weekend on her Instagram stories of a Christmas ornament which acknowledged the COVID times in which we live.
www.ctvnews.ca

and why this decade feels like the 1970s all over again

“The pivotal issue is whether local laws prohibiting discrimination supersede state laws that don’t,” notes the Orlando Sentinel editorial board.

Usually the law that gives the best public value applies…

https://reason.com/2020/12/29/strip-club-ban-on-unaccompanied-women-spawns-lgbt-rights-controversy/Strip Club Ban on Unaccompanied Women Spawns LGBT Rights Controversy – Reason.comPlus: House votes on $2,000 stimulus checks, another win for Brooklyn churches challenging lockdown orders, and more…reason.com

meanwhile

not really or historically. misanthropic at it’s core is not woman affirming,

and connects to women being banned from public participation

in theatrical traditions across many cultures. never mind in queerdom

https://www.autostraddle.com/rupauls-drag-race-trans-nonbinary-queer-women/“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Is Queer Women Culture | AutostraddleOther than Pose and Veneno there’s no show in the history of television with as many trans people as RuPaul’s Drag Race.www.autostraddle.com

Heterosexual actor – From the Canada movie “Better than Chocolate”

representation

indeed. if the actor playing the character is not acting it that way…

and if the actor is different in sexuality and gender of the character they are playing…

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/star-lord-bisexual-chris-pratt-reaction-twitterChris Pratt’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Character Is Bisexual“I need a video of Chris Pratt discovering that Star-Lord is bisexual.”www.buzzfeed.com

monsexuals

it is not lesbians job to fix things for men.. I think someone is missing the point of lesbian.

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/28/andrew-sullivan-gay-spectator-lesbian-anti-trans-transphobia-backlash/Gay commentator Andrew Sullivan says he ‘needs’ lesbians to nurse him when he’s sick in bizarre anti-trans diatribeGay blogger Andrew Sullivan wrote in a bizarre anti-trans column that he “needs” lesbians to look after him when he’s sick.www.pinknews.co.uk

an article written by a man… “homosexual man” is a term used by heterosexuals ….

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/where-have-all-the-lesbians-gone-Where have all the lesbians gone? | The SpectatorI miss lesbians. It is true that most homosexual men don’t have too many integrated in our lives, but most of us have a few. And we need them. They check our sometimes tenuous grasp of reality, they roll their eyes at our hedonism, they show us how marriages can last, and take care of us when we get…Show Morewww.spectator.co.uk

it was gay and the extended versions even gayer

https://www.themarysue.com/make-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-gay/Make Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Gay, You Cowards | The Mary SueMiddle Earth is, for many of us, a very gay place, and I would like to see that queer legacy reflected in Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings series.www.themarysue.com

https://www.yourtango.com/2020339418/bisexual-flag-emoji-rejectedA Proposal For A Bisexual Flag Emoji Has Been Rejected — How To Fight Back | YourTangoUnicode, The Official Organization That Maintains And Creates Emojis, Has Rejected A Submission Request To Include A Bisexual Flag Emoji In The Next Release. This Emoji Is An Important Form Of Expression And Validation For The Bisexual Community. So Why Has Unicode Refused To Give This Community Representation?Show Morewww.yourtango.com

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/26/949642457/a-gay-veteran-remembers-serving-in-silenceA Gay Veteran Remembers Serving In Silence : NPRIt’s been 10 years since President Obama moved to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Joseph Patton was discharged from the the Navy for befriending gay men, before openly gay Americans could serve.www.npr.org

because of lower access to and lesser quality of provided health care

https://www.healio.com/news/cardiology/20201202/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-adults-less-likely-to-take-statins-for-cvd-preventionLesbian, gay and bisexual adults less likely to take statins for CVD preventionLesbian, gay and bisexual adults who responded to an online survey were less likely to use statins for primary prevention of CVD compared with other adults, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.“Although substantial progress has been made in CVD prevention, disparities in CVD outcomes remain in certain population subgroups. For example, sexual andwww.healio.com

https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/12/26/grindr-unwrapped-2020/Grindr reveals 2020’s top tops and bottoms per countryThis year Grindr takes a look back at the sex and dating trends among 13 million gay, bi, trans and queer folks who use its app each month. mobilesyrup.com

pioneers in an era where photography was a profession and this was a huge social and criminal risk to create evidence…

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/loving-photographs-nini-treadwell/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2atBTzLIV-qA5W0I4PZn6jbOSHZKXbVvotVW6QIUA87ugschBrKI2WM-QThe story behind ‘Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love’ – CNN StyleA collection of almost 3,000 historical photos offers an intimate glimpse at the hidden lives of same-sex couples dating back to the 1850s.www.cnn.com

versus since web 20 and people uploading masses of data to be mined by companies now and others in the future

if the planet has one, eh

Iconic Lez Flicks: Personal Best

Many cite Personal Best as the reason they came out

Watching “Personal Best” Was the Main Way to Become a Lesbian in the ’80s and ’90s | AutostraddleIn Lost Movie Reviews From the Autostraddle Archives we revisit past lesbian, bisexual, and queer classics that we hadn’t reviewed before, but you shouldn’t miss.News & Culture Vancouver, Canada·

this makes me a bad lesbian. I have not seen this movie. 

the movie that made me a lesbian was Zorro the Gay Blade. 

Lauren Hutton but I already had Jodi Foster and Kristy McNichol crushes

so maybe blame Jo and Blair on the Facts of Life. 

Desert Hearts and Fried Green Tomatoes along with 

Pandora’s Box for saw as a young adult lesbian identified movies

and in the 1960s Louise Brooks revealed to a gushing film student who tracked her down that she was heterosexual, LuLu was credited with being the first on screen lesbian. 

Funnily enough the American casting of Lulu was as controversial as Bridget Jones was more recently.

The Who and How of Harm

The Who CAUSES the harm from genocide and oppression to outsourced genocide aka suicide:

they seek forgiveness for oppression that they do not apologize or take responsibility for.

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/18-december/news/uk/interfaith-declaration-seeks-forgiveness-for-harm-caused-to-lgbt-peopleInterfaith declaration seeks forgiveness for harm caused to LGBT peopleMORE than 370 religious leaders around the world have signed a new declaration which seeks forgivene…www.churchtimes.co.uk

calling out the bullies is not bullying.

it is holding religion accountable for the horrifying actions of oppression and genocide they are entirely responsible for.

https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2020/12/15/church-being-bullied-as-anti-lgbt-hate-group-amazon-splc-are-defendants-in-lawsuit/Church Being Bullied as Anti-LGBT Hate Group? Amazon, SPLC Are Defendants in Lawsuit | Daily Business ReviewThe oral arguments were fraught with clashing corporate and religious ideas about morality and freedom of speech as both sides accused the other of being hateful.
www.law.com

given the history of oppression and marginalization and rights being a question for decades. it is any wonder this is the result?

considering that religion is why LGBTQ2 are oppressed and genocided in most of the world…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/senior-faith-leaders-call-for-global-decriminalisation-of-lgbt-peopleSenior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people | LGBT rights | The GuardianMore than 370 sign declaration demanding ban on conversion practices before UK conference <br>www.theguardian.com

they are starting to see the requirements for operating business in one nation vs other nations.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/16/gay-conversion-therapy-ban-called-almost-400-religious-leaders/Gay conversion therapy ban called for by almost 400 religious leaders in ‘landmark’ pledgeThe Declaration recognises the harm that certain religious teaching has caused the LGBT+ community and asks for their forgivenesswww.telegraph.co.uk

religion outsourcing of genocide to oppressed target demographic: LGBTQ2

https://www.penncapital-star.com/civil-rights-social-justice/studies-show-lgbtq-people-at-higher-risk-of-eating-disorders-self-harm/Studies show LGBTQ people at higher risk of eating disorders, self-harm | Pennsylvania Capital-StarResearch shows that eating disorders, thoughts of self-harm and suicide attempts are higher among LGBTQ+-identified individuals.www.penncapital-star.com

11 hours ago

Prolly explains why so many of my gay friends are in recovery?2

yes, the constant coping with being marginalized and life being harder than it had to be

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little wonder so many harden into fierce and fabulous or stone.

not surprises with the continued oppression and lack of role models

https://www.healio.com/news/psychiatry/20201208/gay-lesbian-bisexual-individuals-have-higher-rates-of-adverse-childhood-experiencesGay, lesbian, bisexual individuals have higher rates of adverse childhood experiencesGay, lesbian and bisexual individuals had more adverse childhood experiences than their heterosexual counterparts in the United States, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Further, these individuals were at higher risk for comorbid substance use and mental health disorders.Show Morewww.healio.com

meanwhile, others assimilate…

this is the qmunity first divide. the one who are just like the heteros, and just happen to be LGBTQ2 and those who are queer openly different from heterosexual normatives.

those who can mainstream pass vs those who pass on mainstream

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pete-buttigieg-s-faith-was-much-part-his-profile-being-ncna1251583Pete Buttigieg’s faith was as much a part of his profile as being LGBT. Is it a model for others?Biden announced he will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his secretary of transportation, which is a big deal for LGBTQ+ representation in any administration.www.nbcnews.com

RELATED and meanwhile in Canada ,eh

https://dykewriter.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/religion-causes-genocide-and-suicide/Religion causes genocide and suicide | Nina’s Soap Bubble Boxfinally the headline I have been waiting to see LGBT people are ‘being made homeless due to religion’ – BBC NewsNearly half of young LGBT people left homeless after coming out are…dykewriter.wordpress.com

Conservatives being conservative

because they are the problem demographic.

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/ndp-mp-decries-race-baiting-in-erin-otoole-facebook-video-on-residential-schoolsErin O’Toole retracts comments on residential schools that sparked uproar, but stops short of apology | National Post‘In my comments to Ryerson students, I said that the residential school system was intended to try and “provide education.” It was not,’ O’Toole said in a…nationalpost.com

queer music for nov 14

November 14, 1975
Queen played the first of two nights at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England, the first nights on their 78-date A Night At The Opera World Tour.

1983
Culture Club released the single “Karma Chameleon”.

1987
George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album ‘Faith’. The album won several awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. To date, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Between 1987 and 1988, Faith produced six Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hits, four of which (‘Faith’, ‘Father Figure’, ‘One More Try’, and ‘Monkey’) reached No.1, making him the only British male singer to have four No.1 singles from one LP on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although they had been divorced for twelve years, Sonny and Cher appear together on The Late Show, where they are coaxed by David Letterman into singing “I Got You Babe”. The crowd gave the pair a standing ovation for what would prove to be their final performance together, as Sonny would die in a skiing accident in 1998.

1990

The Who‘s Pete Townshend confesses his bisexuality to Newsweek magazine. Says Pete, “I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won’t be classified as just a man”.

queer music october 12

queer music for october 12 ,2020

October 12, 1956

A motion picture called Don’t Knock The Rock, featuring Little Richard and Bill Haley And His Comets, opens in US theatres. The movie tells the story of a disc jockey, Alan Freed, who tries to prove to teenagers’ parents that Rock ‘n’ Roll is harmless and won’t turn their kids into juvenile delinquents.
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On tour in Sydney, Australia, Little Richard denounces Rock ‘n’ Roll, saying “If you want to live for the Lord, you can’t take Rock and Roll too. God doesn’t like it.” When his sax player, Clifford Burks, dares Richard to prove his “faith in God,” Little Richard tosses four diamond rings, valued at $8,000, into Sydney’s Hunter River and soon after launches a Gospel career. Five years later, he would switch back to Rock ‘n’ Roll.

October 12, 1962

The Beatles, still just an up and coming local group, open for one of their idols, Little Richard at a concert at New Brighton Towne, Liverpool. Although Richard apparently found John and George to be “rude,” he was quite taken with Paul, reportedly to the point of trying to seduce him.

October 12, 1973

Elton John is awarded a Gold record for his two disc set, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, his third straight number one album.
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A Backstreet Boys concert in a central Madrid square was cancelled by city officials. 300 girls had to be treated after fainting in the heat. More than 7,000 fans came to the event that expected no more than 5,000.

2016

David Bowie and Prince were both new entries in the latest list of top-earning dead celebrities compiled by Forbes. Prince’s pre-tax income from 1 October 2015 to 1 October 2016 was estimated at $25m (£20.5m) by the business magazine, putting him fifth in the list. Bowie, meanwhile, was ranked at 11th for an estimated income of $10.5m (£8.5m). Both, however, are dwarfed by Michael Jackson who topped the list once again with a record-breaking estimated income of $825m (£672.8m).

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