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Since recorded history, governments, religious authorities, and self-appointed arbiters of morality have attempted to regulate what individuals think and believe, read and write, see and depict. Sexuality of all kinds has been a prime subject of regulation and censorship, and homosexuality, the "crime not to be named among Christians" and "the Love that dare not speak its name," has been particularly so.
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Report this link as bad! - Gay and Lesbian Identity Contemporary Art
From one perspective, contemporary art is the art of the immediate present. However, in the institutional settings of the museum, the art market, and academia, contemporary art designates new currents in art since 1970. Its history is identified with postmodernism, a later phase of modern art. During this period, an art addressing gay and lesbian identity emerged.
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Report this link as bad! - Gay Stage Actors And Actresses
Gay and lesbian actors are among the elite of the contemporary theater, but the number of them who are openly gay remains small. Some have delayed coming out publicly, others have been outed posthumously, and rumors swirl about still others who consistently decline comment as to their private lives.
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Report this link as bad! - History Gay Male Actors
An Article on the history of gay male actors. From the silent era forward, gay film actors have made significant contributions to cinematic art and Western culture. While very few gay and lesbian actors have been permitted the luxury of openness, many of them have nevertheless challenged and helped reconfigure notions of masculinity and femininity and, to a lesser extent, of homosexuality.
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Report this link as bad! - History Lesbian Actors
From the days of silent films through the present, lesbian actresses have played a significant role in Hollywood--both in the movies themselves and outside of them--but their contributions have rarely been recognized or spoken of openly.
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Report this link as bad! - History Photography Gay Male Post-Stonewall
The Stonewall riots should not be seen as the only shaping force in the development of contemporary gay male photography, but it makes a convenient dividing line. Put simply, Stonewall contributed to the sexual revolution and the sexual revolution contributed to the development and visibility of a gay male subculture that in turn contributed to gay male photography.
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Report this link as bad! - Homosexuality in Comic Books and Cartoons
Comic strips and graphic books have only recently been acknowledged as a serious art form, but in both mainstream and underground culture, they have served for decades as a powerful tool of satire and humor; and in their representation of glbtq people, they also serve as a barometer of shifting attitudes toward gay subcultures.
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Report this link as bad! - Rainbow 25
Rainbow25 is a worldwide celebration of the creation of the most widely-recognized LGBT symbol in history, the Rainbow Flag. On the 25th anniversary of the Rainbow Flag's birth, Rainbow25, a nonprofit organization, restores the Flag to its original eight colors, chronicles its history and acknowledges the Flag's powerful impact on the GLBT community and the culture at large.
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