It all seemed to be going so well for ‘disco diva’ Donna Summer. After eight years of success as the queen of the disco scene she had moved out of the club circuit and was now playing large theatres and … Continue reading →
As with Gay Pride events around the globe, Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras was originally held in June to commemorate the Stonewall riots of June 1969. But the connection with the Stonewall riots didn’t stop there. Just as the police had … Continue reading →
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (SPI) were first unleashed on the world at the end of 1979 in San Francisco (where else?). The four founding members were known as Sister Vicious Power Hungry Bitch (or, more commonly, Vicious PHB), Reverend … Continue reading →
In 1980, US high school student Aaron Fricke took Cumberland High School in Rhode Island to court for the right to bring a male date to the school prom. It was an extraordinarily brave thing to do given both his … Continue reading →
I really struggled to get into Tales of the City. Had it not been for the fact that I was stuck on a boat trip with the book and a lot of spare time, I’m not sure I would have … Continue reading →