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Author: Linda Simpson
Cindy Brady—From Golden Curls to Gay Slurs
Oh, no! Cute little Susan Olsen who played Cindy on The Brady Bunch has grown up to be… … A right-wing radio announcer, ranting against a critic with homophobic slurs: “You are the biggest faggot ass in the world, the biggest pussy! My dick is bigger than yours which ain’t saying much!” Imagine her squealing this with her…
Obligatory Next Day Photo
I only got one photo from last night’s Cockiversary party. After all, the Cock isn’t the kind of place you want to whipping out your camera and making people feel self-conscious about their lewd behavior! It was a fun event… Saw a lot of people I’ve known for years and met some new folks, too!
High Culture, Low Culture
Last night I had a wonderful time at the Museum of the City of New York as part of a panel discussion about queer nightlife throughout the ages. I managed to be fairly articluate and amazed the crowd with my vast knowledge of nightlife. (I’m old!) Going home was a pain! Some friends and…
Listen to Me Yak About After-Dark Stuff!
This Tuesday, December 6th, at 6:30pm, I am part of a panel at the City Museum of New York discussing the ongoing importance of queer nightlife in NYC. The event is in conjunction with the museum’s current “Gay Gotham” exhibit. Hmm, I gotta think of something better than “Fag bars are good for getting drunk and…
WORLD AIDS DAY
Having lived through the worst days of the AIDS crisis, I will never forget the suffering and deaths of many of my friends—and the unforgivable do-nothing response by our government (led by hideous President Reagan). I was radicalized during those years, and one of the most important lessons that I learned is that oppressed people…
AB FAB R.I.P.
Story from the gay site Queerty: Can’t say I’m sad. Ab Fab is probably my favorite show of all time, but I’m a purist. I can watch the first three seasons again and again (from 1992 to 1995; 18 episodes all together). But none of the revivals have come even close to recreating that magic. Sometimes genius…