In 1980 the National Theatre produced Howard Brenton’s play The Romans in Britain. It was, in reality, a criticism of British troops in Northern Ireland but, for arch homophobe Mary Whitehouse, the only obscenity in the play was two men … Continue reading →
In 1982, 24-year old Scott Thorson filed a $133million palimony suit against ‘flamboyant’ entertainer Liberace, apparently after finding him in bed with another, younger man. Thorson claimed that he had been promised $70,000 a year as well as the use … Continue reading →
Back in my radical youth, I used to think that drag was, quite unequivocally, ‘a bad thing’. To me it was simply men ‘pretending’ to be women and, in the process, portraying them as shallow and bitchy. My dislike for … Continue reading →
When Sesame Street first aired in 1969 it instantly acquired a reputation as a ground-breaking children’s infotainment programme. Not only was the format stylish and innovative, it was also inclusive: characters – both human and puppet – came in a … Continue reading →
It’s often the case that great things grow spontaneously from humble beginnings – and such was the case with Wigstock. One night, in the Spring of 1984, a group of bored drag ‘aficionados’ left New York’s Pyramid Club and ended … Continue reading →