Perhaps I’m too old, but I don’t recall that “queer” had the same context it does today.
No matter. Anthony Friedkin’s “Gay Essay” was a hot show at the DeYoung Museum SF in 2014. Here’s a poignant look into his work, and a time when homosexuality was illegal, and “queer” was a fighting word.
A nostalgic moment shared via Instagram.
Mental health stuff that we all sort of know in the back of our minds. They highlight and break each suggestion down to easily digestible and doable parts. I got a lot out of this I highly recommend that you watch.
I almost spit my coffee out laughing over this one.
Nowadays we would say he was non-binary. But back then, his wife, twenty years his senior, said he’s “only gay around the edges, dear”.
For your next gossipy coffee chat, I thought you’d enjoy this informative bit from from Chicago historian Owenkeehnen’s Instagram feed about Jack Wrangler, one of America’s first major porn stars.
Cup Of Jim 