Gus Van Sant, film director of MILK, Drugstore Cowboy, To Die For, Good Will Hunting to name a few.


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James Whale, director of such classic monster films Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and other types of films as well. Whale lived openly in Hollywood in the 1920-1930's which was pretty much unheard of at the time. His own life was portrayed on screen in the movie Gods and Monsters (1998 d. by Bill Condon also openly gay he directed the film Dreamgirls and others) with Sir Ian McKellen playing him.


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Ma Rainey (the Mother of the Blues)

from the Prove It On Me Blues:

Went out last night, had a great big fight
Everything seemed to go on wrong
I looked up, to my surprise
The gal I was with was gone.

Where she went, I don’t know
I mean to follow everywhere she goes;
Folks say I’m crooked.
I didn’t know where she took it
I want the whole world to know.

They say I do it,
ain’t nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me;
Went out last night
with a crowd of my friends,
They must’ve been women,
‘cause I don’t like no men.

It’s true I wear a collar and a tie,
Makes the wind blow all the while
Don’t you say I do it,
ain’t nobody caught me
You sure got to prove it on me.

Say I do it,
ain’t nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me.

I went out last night
with a crowd of my friends,
It must’ve been women,
‘cause I don’t like no men.
Wear my clothes just like a fan
Talk to the gals just like any old man

Cause they say I do it,
ain’t nobody caught me
Sure got to prove it on me.

Ah, love that Dorothy!! Inventor of the 'boom mike' (this is where the mike is attached to a pole which follows the actors around), and 'married' to choreographer Marion Morgan for 23 years, until Marion's death.

'The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood' - Diana McLellan, L.A. Books, 2000; a revealing 'tell-all' book about the most famous female names in Hollywood during it's heyday. From the early days of Hollywood until the studio system ended, this book is a delicious and scandalous read for anyone interested in classic Hollywood. It is certainly an eye-opener for many!! Many actresses you would never have dreamed of - exuding glamour thru every pore, and their many romantic involvements with men (beards) were lesbian. I recommend it highly. There's also another book: 'The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies' - Axel Madson, Kensington Books, 1995; which is another expose on those beloved classic icons.

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Alberta Hunter

from redhotjazz.com:

Her husband moved back to the South and she never saw him again. Alberta met Lottie Taylor soon afterwards. She was the niece of the famous African-American entertainer Bert Williams. The two became lovers and stayed together for many years. Alberta moved on to a club called Elite Cafe #1 (3030 South State Street) where New Orleans Ragtime pianist Tony Jackson tickled the keys. Unlike Alberta, Tony Jackson was openly gay, which must have taken a lot of guts back in those days. Alberta helped to popularize some of Jackson's songs, including his most famous song, "Pretty Baby" which was written for his boyfriend.

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Tony Jackson, ragtime legend, wrote this song for his boyfriend

You hate to have me call you "Pretty Baby."
I really thought that I was pleasing you,
For you're just a baby to me.
Your cunning little dimples and your baby stare,
Your baby talk and baby walk and curly hair,
Your baby smile
Makes life worthwhile.
You're just as sweet as you can be.

Your mother said you were the cutest kid.
No wonder, Dearie, that I'm wild about you
And all the cunning things you said and did.
Why, I love to fondly recall.
And just like Peter Pan it seems you'll always be
The same sweet cunning little baby dear to me,
And that is why
I'm sure that I
Will always love you best of all.

Everybody loves a baby that's why I'm in love with you,
Pretty baby, pretty baby,
And I'd like to be your sister, brother, dad and mother too,
Pretty baby, pretty baby.
Won't you come and let me rock you in my cradle of love
And we'll cuddle all the time.
Oh, I want a lovin' baby, and it might as well be you,
Pretty baby of mine,
Pretty baby of mine.

one of my all time favorites:

Joe 'Tuffy' Carstairs...

http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/summer01.html

SuperFemme posted a pic in my visitor messages:

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Bessie Smith
 

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It is well known that not only was Bessie Smith herself a bisexual, but her own chorus line tended to be sexually fluid as well. As she traveled the blues circuits, she would provide her entourage with places to be in many cities.



She was known to sing this song with female pronouns, though I can't find a recording of it.

how to post pics
 

When you are replying to the thread, there is a little icon to the left of the quote icon that has an image of mountains and the moon. If you click that, a box pops up, and you can paste the photo link into that.

Josephine Baker
 

from GLReview: Jean-Claude’s biography mentions six of her women lovers by name: Clara Smith, Evelyn Sheppard, Bessie Allison, and Mildred Smallwood, all of whom she met on the black performing circuit during her early years onstage in the United States; along with fellow American black expatriate Bricktop and the French novelist Colette after she relocated to Paris.

S. Bear Bergman
 

S. Bear Bergman (born 22 September 1974) is a transgender author, poet, playwright, and theater artist. Bergman was educated at Concord Academy, was one of the founders of the first Gay-Straight Alliance and a member of the Governor of Massachusetts' commission for LGBT youth, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Hampshire College in 1996.

Bergman's first book, Butch Is A Noun, was released in September 2006 by Suspect Thoughts Press and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in the GLBT Nonfiction category. Bergman's second book, The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, was released by Arsenal Pulp Press in the fall of 2009 and is a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Bergman contributes regularly to anthologies and writes a book review column for Gendercrash.com. Bergman's poetry is most noted for the piece "Day of Remembrance," which is read at many Transgender Day of Remembrance celebrations nationwide. Bergman is a member of the editorial board for the three-volume encyclopedia LGBTQ America Today.

laughin............thanks

:threadneedspics:


however you should know I take pride in being 'puter illiterate...

:riding2:

Is this 'mountain & moon' icon seen *after* one clicks on 'quote' to respond, or after? In either case, I don't see it anywhere...

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I hope this helps. :)

None are so blind...lol, yes, Nat, it helped. I guess I was having another one of those 'blond moments'. I'll give it a try next time I post a pic.

Signed,
Legally Blond (and chemically too!) ;)

Check here for More Rachel Maddow, and GF ... Who hired RM originally to do lawn work....! Desperate Housewives notwithstanding they make a really really cute BF couple...
( Why don't I have a house damn it !!!!!!! )

Its a bunch of photos, so I am providing the whole link ; )
click here

i LOVE these. THANKS!! i love their story too. i want a Rhodes Scholar yard boy to show up at my house and fall instantly in love with me when i open the door. Sigh.

Rachel has said that if her partner asked her to quit her job and move to the UP or some remote place, she'd do it in an instant.

i love that the partner is no high powered whatever. She is an accountant who does some kind of art. An interesting and i am sure wonderful person. But it's not some power couple thing.

THanks again for the pics!!

You're welcome, someone turned them up on a Fabu List ! Looking closer they are from StumbleUpon, an interesting internet thing...I probably should have also mentioned they are clearly from the photo shoot, for the People Magazine Article, which I don't yet have, but am making it a minor priority to find ; )

hmmm... ~quietly visits Kroger's to buy magazine~

adorable! aww these pics make me happy

He should start with Starbucks. They all go there eventually. :blink:

Dr. Susan Love,
Is considered the leading authority on breast cancer in America. She has written many books to help women cope with the disease. She now works full time on research to help find a cure. I had the priviledge of meeting her, as she is My personal hero. She has a wife, and they are raising a daugter. she appears quite often on Good Morning America. drsusanlove.com

Alan Cumming
 

Alan Cumming, OBE (born 27 January 1965) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim's Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, Madman in Dario Fo's Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier award, the lead in Martin Sherman's Bent, and as Dionysus in The National Theatre of Scotland's The Bacchae. On Broadway he has appeared as Mac the Knife in The Threepenny Opera, the Emcee in Cabaret, for which he won the Tony in 1998, and "Design for Living". Cumming also introduces "Masterpiece Mystery" for PBS. He has also written a novel, Tommy's Tale, had a cable talk show ("Eavesdropping with Alan Cumming") and produced a line of perfumed products labeled "Cumming". He has contributed opinion pieces to many publications and performed a cabaret show I Bought A Blue Car Today. Retaining his British citizenship, Cumming also became a U.S. citizen in November 2008.

Cumming lives in New York City with his husband, graphic artist Grant Shaffer, and their dogs, Honey and Leon.[13] The couple dated for two years before entering into a civil union at the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich on January 7, 2007.[14]

Once described as "a frolicky pansexual sex symbol for the new millenium", Cumming has stated that he considers himself bisexual, "although the pendulum has obviously swung".[15] Prior to the civil union, Cumming dated both men and women. Previous relationships include a two year relationship with actress Saffron Burrows, a six year relationship with theater director Nick Philippou, and a 1985 marriage to actress Hilary Lyon which lasted eight years.

Source: WikiPedia

Merrick, thanks for posting the photos. I also think their how they met story, very true to life kind of thing. I did notice that in none of the photos they were touching. RM, almost looked restrained a bit. Like she wanted to make some sort of physical touch, contact with her girlfriend but held back a bit.

I know, this is all my editorial. It is my interpretation of photographs. Who knows what RM was thinking?

Robert Reed.....
Who can forget Mike Brady of the Brady bunch! He died of colon cancer and was suffering from AIDS when he died in 1992 at the age of 59. :movieguy:

This thread gives me chillbumps. So many Queers impacting the world with brilliant contributions.

Did anyone add Tim Gunn yet? :balloon:

Annise Parker mayor of Houston (my fair city)
 

Annise Parker
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Annise Danette Parker (born May 17, 1956) is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009.

Parker is Houston's second female mayor, and the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. city with over a million residents.[3][4][5] Houston has 2.2 million residents within its city limits.[6]

From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annise_Parker#cite_note-2

I am a Gay American
 

Every time I see McGreevy I think of this song:


"I am a Gay American,
Fight for the rights of every Gay.
I am a Gay American,
Fight for what's right-fight for your life!

When it comes crashin' down and it hurts inside,
You've gotta take a stand- it don't help to hide.
If you hurt my friends then you hurt my pride.
I gotta be a Gay - I can't let it slide."

johanna sigurdardottir
 

john amaechi
 

greg louganis
 

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Eleonor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok

Hick darling,
All day I've thought of you & another birthday I will be with you, & yet tonite you sounded so far away & formal. Oh! I want to put my arms around you. I ache to hold you close. Your ring is a great comfort to me. I look at it and think she does love me, or I wouldn't be wearing it.

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Neil Patrick Harris

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George Takei

Heather MacAllister 1968-2007
 

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Heather MacAllister was a delicious wicked fat activist and sex positive activist and living a full free life activist who was born in MI and later moved to CA.

Her gorgeous ripe lush self was photographed by no less than Leonard Nimoy for his book of photography "The Full Body Project"

Heather was an activist for many projects, see below for much more info. . .

http://www.heathermacallister.net/

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