Selected Clips:
"I have this very demanding leading lady who must be catered to,"
confesses Charles Busch. But the playwright of the smash Broadway show, The Tale of the Allergist's
Wife, isn't talking about Valerie Harper, star of the touring production. He's talking about himself,
the author and drag performer of a treasure-trove of gay-classics including Vampire Lesbians of Sodom
and Psycho Beach Party.
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"He outed his son!" beams PrideVision TV's Anna McCusker, holding up
an email. The vice president of marketing for the world's first and so far, only GLBT television
network, is visibly proud. "The father wanted to express his gratitude," she explains. His
son had been acting strangely for months and he couldn't figure out why. He thought his son was
possibly using drugs or was mentally disturbed. "After watching PrideVision during a free,
preview weekend, the father figured it out,"
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Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz are Jewish mothers, grandmothers, lesbians and
activists. They're also the subject matter of the documentary Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the
House. "They taught me to laugh at pain, and to turn my anger into useful outrage," says the
film's three-time Academy award nominated director Deborah Dickson.
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"What's more boring than a queen doing a Judy Garland impersonation?"
ponders a character in the play, Boys In The Band. With that line, playwright Mart Crowley
demonstrates the powerful role gay icons play in our lives.
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No one forgets the moment of realization that they are not alone, that other people may share
similar dreams, feelings and desires.
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Three years ago, my partner, Francisco and I celebrated our Commitment Ceremony. Although
we attend a progressive Catholic parish, we couldn't observe our union there because Catholicism
doesn't sanction gay and lesbian relationships. Ironically however, we find solace and fulfillment
within the walls of an organization that officially believes homosexuality to be against Christian
teachings.
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"How could you tell the whole audience we had sex this morning?" I asked my partner, after
a performance by Flaming Dykasauras'. "Of course they would use it as part of their skit."
When my partner started laughing at my anger, and I quickly retorted, "That's not funny."
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