Tag: In Remembrance

The Women’s March, ‘Devil Wears Prada: The Musical’, and Other LGBT News

Snagglepuss reimagined as a tragic Tennessee Williams figure, forthcoming queer and feminist books, and more LGBTQ news…

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Lesbian Video Games, Edmund White on Beauty, and More LGBT News

Ellen Hart named 2017 Grand Master, how sex became a “four-letter word,” and Lilah Suzanne on growing up in the South

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Pioneering Activist and Writer Marie Kuda, 76, has Died

Kuda was a renowned historian, writer, and early champion of gay and lesbian rights

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Beloved Novelist Gloria Naylor, 66, has Died

Ebony is reporting that author Gloria

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Renowned Playwright Edward Albee, 88, has Died

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright Edward Albee has died

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Iconic Performer Lady Chablis, 59, has Died

Lady Chablis, a beloved southern-based cabaret performer and author, has died

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Historian and LGBT Biographer Stephen Maglott, 58, has Died

Stephen Maglott, a dedicated chronicler of LGBT lives, has died

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Visionary Editor and Writer Mark Thompson, 63, has Died

Thompson’s open-hearted writings covered the spectrum of spirituality, gay sexuality, and LGBT history

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Mourning Orlando, Judith Butler Profiled, Gender-Swapped ‘American Psycho’, and More LGBT News

The world reacts to the Orlando Pulse shooting, indie presses open indie bookstores, and more LGBT news…

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Adrienne Rich’s Feminist Awakening, Glitterary Awareness Month, and More LGBT News

Edmund White as Artist in Residence, ex-gay conversion therapy, and more LGBT news

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Poet and Writer Justin Chin Has Died [Updated]

Beloved San Francisco-based poet Justin Chin suffered a massive stroke last week

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Actress and Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, 69, has Died

Pioneering trans actress and Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn has passed away at 69

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Gay Superheros, James Baldwin’s House, and Other LGBT News

Iceman discusses gay identity with Iceman, editors discuss what more can be done to increase diversity, and more LGBT news

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Remembering Nene Adams,1966-2015

A born storyteller who found inspiration in everything around her, Adams took lesbian readers through the cobblestones of Victorian England, the brothels of Shogun Japan, and the wilds of the Yukon

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1950’s Lesbians, GIF Storytelling, and More LGBT News

Edmund White discusses 70’s New York City, Bruce Benderson flees the current New York City, and the new Carol trailer is released

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Writer, Actor, and LGBT Advocate Nathan ‘Seven’ Scott, 44, Has Died

Nathan ‘Seven’ Scott, a beloved LGBT advocate, writer, and multimedia artist has died

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Renowned Feminist Activist and Author Sidney Abbott, 77, Has Died

Sidney Abbott was a former member of the activist group the Lavender Menace and co-author of the pioneering book Sappho Was a Right-on Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism.

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Pioneering Religious Leader and Writer Malcolm Boyd, 91, Has Died

Malcolm Boyd, a noted gay spiritual leader, activist and writer, has died

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Nadine Gordimer: The Writer as Conscience of a Nation

“There are few writers in the world to equal the breadth of Nadine Gordimer. The valiant fighter against apartheid and against the oppression of women and gays in South Africa died July 13 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was 90.”

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In Remembrance: Nancy Garden

Nancy Garden, author, editor, LGBT activist, former theater maven and teacher, died suddenly on the morning of June 23 of a massive heart attack. She was 76.

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Remembering Assotto Saint: A Fierce and Fatal Vision

“[Saint] knew he had to chronicle the black gay voices of AIDS or they would be lost. He had to collect the bits and pieces that would create a different kind of names quilt–the angry verses, the embittered stanzas, the breathy last couplets of the dying.”

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In Remembrance: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Ruth

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Writer and Critic Donald Richie, 88, has Died

American ex-pat, writer, and critic Donald Richie, author of the memoir The Japan Journals, 1947-2004, died on February 19th, 2013 in Toyko. He was 88.

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In Remembrance: Damien Bona

On January 29th, Damien Bona,

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