tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-86844411521046284 2012-02-23T21:55:00-05:00 About happenings that have particular resonance to the GLBT community. TypePad Zeitgaysthttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationPlease subscribe to receive all my posts on happenings that have particular resonance to the GLBT community and some of my personal experiences. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e86209812970d 2012-02-23T21:55:00-05:00 2011-12-30T11:19:01-05:00

The play "Fortune and Men's Eyes", which opened tonight in 1967 at Actor's Playhouse in Greenwich Village, offered up a grim portrayal of prison life. It touched upon themes of situational homosexuality and sexual slavery - very risque subject matter for its time.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e7323b09970c 2012-02-22T19:15:59-05:00 2012-02-21T19:46:53-05:00

The production of "Cinderella" that aired on February 20, 1965 was the second of three TV productions of the fairytale to air in primetime. Starring 18-year old Lesley Ann Warren, it was the highest rated telecast of 1965.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0147e2a0deb5970b 2012-02-22T07:00:00-05:00 2012-02-22T18:13:02-05:00

"Sex and the City" aired Sunday nights on HBO for 6 seasons and its final episode aired tonight in 2004. And despite HBO being in fewer than 25% of U.S. households it was nonetheless a national event.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e5f3ef828970c 2012-02-22T01:00:00-05:00 2012-02-22T00:27:12-05:00

35-year old Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis called a press conference on Feb. 20, 1995 to disclose that not only was he gay (long rumored) but also HIV+. These revelations were in preparation for publication of his autobiography "Breaking the Surface". Two years later a TV movie based on the book aired on USA Network starring Mario Lopez.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168e73235fd970c 2012-02-20T20:34:57-05:00 2012-02-20T16:54:43-05:00

Frank Sinatra's 25-year old daughter Nancy had one of the biggest hits of 1966 with "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". However, it wasn't until twenty years later that the song became part of the "Camp Hall of Fame" when cable network VH-1 uncovered a primitive video of the song.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e862df2d5970d 2012-02-20T03:30:00-05:00 2012-02-20T03:26:58-05:00

On the Feb. 20, 2005 episode of "The Simpsons" same-sex marriage was legalized in Springfield as a way to attract tourists. This resulted in one of Marge's sisters, Patty Bouvier, to come out and announce her intention to marry her partner Veronica, a pro golfer. Once Homer learned how much he could earn performing same-sex marraiges, he became a minister and wed Patty & Veronica.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef01630159d4a5970d 2012-02-17T10:00:00-05:00 2012-02-17T15:50:36-05:00

Despite the critical acclaim it received at Sundance last year the movie "Pariah" appeared in more than a handful of theaters nationwide (and just one in New York). But where it played it did well (based on per-screen grosses). It had the challenge of a niche film targeting a niche audience within a niche audience.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef01630155abdd970d 2012-02-17T06:00:00-05:00 2012-02-17T19:56:57-05:00

Whitney Houston, who died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012, seemed to have it all, but she squandered her talent, much of her fortune and the public's goodwill. Ironically, one of her hit songs was titled "Didn't We Almost Have it All?" For a brief time it seemed she did.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e5f301c6d970c 2012-02-16T11:30:00-05:00 2012-02-16T11:38:03-05:00

Few well-known personalities died of AIDS at such a young age as graffiti/pop artist Keith Haring, who was 31 at the time of his death on February 16, 1990. And with the exception of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Egon Schiele, who died in their late 20's, no other accomplished artist was younger at the time of his death as Haring.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e5f3d477f970c 2012-02-15T03:12:00-05:00 2012-02-15T03:07:26-05:00

On February 15, 1970 the Supremes made their first appearance on "Ed Sullivan" since Diana Ross left the group in January. Now led by Jean Terrell, they performed their first single "Up the Ladder to the Roof" - wearing marvelously outrageous form-fitting sequined jumpsuits in Valentine's Day red.

Robafry