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Today in Canadian Queer History

February 5, 2023

Reposted, because whatever progress we (some of us, at least) have made is far from secure. In 2016 I marked the 35th anniversary of Operation Soap – the 1981 Toronto bathhouse raids that became our “line in the sand“. This was just one in a [read more]

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When We Rise

March 7, 2017

This is an imperfect television docudrama that presents an overview of LGBT (but mostly G, with some L and a dusting of T, but no real B) history from the early 1970s through 2013 based around three people who’s paths cross in San Francisco, and [read more]

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Out Of The Closet Players

October 8, 2016

UPDATE 06/21/2021: I spoke with Bruce Vilanch, a producer and one of the performers, about the album and current PC Culture last Saturday (06/19) on Suzanne Westenhoefer’s internet talk show. UPDATE 12/13/2016: The only one of the cast that I had been unable to confirm [read more]

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Queer Progress

August 28, 2016

Some thoughts on the progress we have (and have not) made as queer folk, at least here in North America, measured by the Romanovsky & Phillips music catalog. This post is inspired by my listening to the R&P album Let’s Flaunt It (Live In Concert) [read more]

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Pride, Protest, Party

May 29, 2016

June is celebrated in much of the ‘western world’ as Pride Month (or Day, Weekend, or Week). Most often identified as “LGBT Pride” – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans. Sometimes with Q for Queer. There are plenty of other letters added to the acronym at times- [read more]