tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-86844411521046284 2013-05-17T01:00:00-04:00 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-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef01538e8b0773970b 2013-05-17T01:00:00-04:00 2013-05-16T11:15:36-04:00

The ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional by Massachusetts' Supreme Court on November 18, 2003 and six months later, on May 17, 2004, the first gay unions took place there. Since then eleven other states and Washington, D.C. have legalized same-sex marriage.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e885de370970d 2013-05-12T08:00:00-04:00 2013-05-12T12:29:34-04:00

Actor Robert Reed died from AIDS complications on May 12, 1992 at the age of 59. He's best known for his role as Mike Brady, father of the "Brady Bunch". Until his AIDS diagnosis was reported the general public was largely unaware he was gay.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef017eea522256970d 2013-05-04T01:58:50-04:00 2013-05-04T01:58:25-04:00

About ten years ago I read the book Gay New York (by George Chauncey) and remember a chapter that discussed how straight guys back in the day (i.e., before 1940) could enjoy getting a blow job without stressing whether it meant they were gay. After all, it was the fellow...

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0168eac5071b970c 2013-04-28T02:30:00-04:00 2012-04-28T02:33:43-04:00

Barbara Streisand's first TV special was titled "My Name is Barbra" and aired on CBS the night of April 28, 1965. Featuring no special guest stars, it was just Barbra singing twenty-seven songs jammed into one hour.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e60fddd32970c 2013-04-23T09:00:00-04:00 2013-04-23T12:07:37-04:00

Judy Garland's acclaimed concert at Carnegie Hall on April 23, 1961 was a welcome comeback after a fallow period in her career during the second half of the 1950's.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e60805fae970c 2013-04-16T13:00:00-04:00 2013-04-16T20:01:04-04:00

Although being "on the DL" may be a black construct, men with wives and girlfriends who sneak off to have sex with other men is hardly limited to blacks. It's been explained that the term was coined because of an aversion many black men have to being labeled gay. Oprah introduced it to her viewers on her show that first aired on April 16, 2004.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e87640959970d 2013-04-16T06:00:00-04:00 2013-04-16T15:11:37-04:00

The April 23, 1979 issue of TIME ran a cover story titled "How Gay is Gay?". It was a postivie portrayal of the gay America, in contrast to a cover story 10 years earlier that painted a rather dreary picture.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e607e3bed970c 2013-04-14T13:00:00-04:00 2013-04-14T17:16:32-04:00

Just three months after opening off-Broadway, Mart Crowley's classic "The Boys in the Band", an unvarnished portrayal of eight gay men at a birthday party, came to Broadway. The play opened on Easter Sunday in 1968. It ran for three years and was made into a movie in 1970.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef0167650e1f70970b 2013-04-13T11:00:00-04:00 2013-04-13T18:33:05-04:00

Although "Dynasty's" Krystle and Alexis had a number of nasty altercations during the primetime soap's nine seasons, perhaps the most cherished is the one that took place in the Season 3 episode that aired on April 13, 1983.

Robafry tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341cdd0d53ef014e60c1ea14970c 2013-04-12T08:15:00-04:00 2013-04-12T14:14:02-04:00

1979 was the peak year of "disco madness". Rocker Rod Stewart had a number one hit with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and in April Rolling Stone Magazine put The Village People on the cover of its April 19 issue.

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