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Happy Holidays!

Gay in the 80s Posted on December 24, 2016 by Colin ClewsDecember 24, 2016

Happy holidays to everyone who follows my blog, whatever you may be celebrating. 2016 has not been the best of years and things are looking pretty bleak for 2017. But let’s not forget we’ve come along way in the last … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT History, Music | Tagged all i want is you, boston gay men's chorus, christmas | Leave a reply

Memoirs of a Boot Scootin’ Boy!

Gay in the 80s Posted on October 12, 2015 by Colin ClewsOctober 12, 2015

“A popular activity at country bars everywhere [boot scooting] incorporates intricate steps and confusing turns with popular country music…All involve memorizing an average of thirty-two or thirty-six distinct steps in order and repeating them over and over. The majority are … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Scene, Gay Scene Australia, Gay Scene USA, LGBT History, Music | Tagged boot scootin, boot scooting, bootscootin, bootscooting, erskineville, gay cowboy, imperial hotel, willie nelson | 3 Replies

1979-81: Sydney Women’s Warehouse

Gay in the 80s Posted on August 31, 2015 by Colin ClewsAugust 28, 2015

Let me acknowledge from the start that I’m not the most appropriate person to be posting about Sydney Women’s (Wimmin’s/Womyn’s) Warehouse. Obviously, I’m a man and this was a women-only space. And technically it falls outside the 80s remit since … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay Scene Australia, LGBT History, Music, Politics | Tagged earthworks, harridan screenprinters, jillposters, lesbian feminism, lesbian separatism, louise mayhew, Stray Dags, sydney feminist politics, sydney lesbian politics | 7 Replies

1982. Music: GALA Choruses

Gay in the 80s Posted on July 13, 2014 by Colin ClewsJuly 11, 2014

Lesbian and gay choirs go back as far as 1975, with the formation of the Anna Crusis Women’s Choir. Two years later the Gotham Male Chorus formed, then became the Stonewall Chorale in 1979 when women joined. By the end … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT History, Music | Tagged come out and sing together, first national gay and lesbian choral festival, gay choirs, gay choruses, lgbt choirs, lgbt choruses, san francisco gay men's chorus | Leave a reply

1987. Music: Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield. What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Gay in the 80s Posted on May 1, 2014 by Colin ClewsApril 28, 2014

In 1987 these two huge gay icons came together to give us ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’. As well as marking the Pet Shop Boys continuing climb up the music ladder it was also a significant indicator of … Continue reading →

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