1980. Movie: Taxi Zum Klo
Taxi Zum Klo (or ‘Taxi to the Toilet’ in English) was a bit of a hair-raiser in it’s day – and is still likely to have an impact, even on our more robust 21st-century sensibilities. I saw the movie in … Continue reading →
1982. Not the Gay Olympics
2012 is the year of the London Olympics. It’s also the 30th anniversary of the world’s first ‘Gay Olympic Games’ being struck down. In 1982 the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) sought an injunction against the United States Gay Olympic … Continue reading →
1982. Screaming Teenage Perverts
OK, the full title should be “‘Screaming’,from the movie ‘Framed Youth: Revenge of the Teenage Perverts’”, but you try getting that into a readable title! Anyway, ‘Framed Youth’ was produced in 1982 by the London Lesbian and Gay Youth Video … Continue reading →
Send in the Clones
Don’t ask me why it started, but by the beginning of the 80’s ‘the clone’ was beginning to become a universal phenomenon (and I don’t mean Dolly the sheep!). Some commentators suggest the first clones appeared in San Francisco’s Castro … Continue reading →
1982. Sylvester: Do you wanna funk?
Sylvester was a bit of a disco pioneer, as well as being a high-profile drag performer. In consequence, he was one of the first people to be known as the ‘queen of disco’ – a title that was subsequently applied … Continue reading →