Born March 28, 1986 as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s music has been playing in gay clubs since her rise to fame with her 2008 debut album – appropriately named The Fame. Gaga is known for her eccentric sense of style as a singer, songwriter and yes, as a fashion icon. Her following in…
If you had a secret identity, what would it be? Do you like photography? Does BDSM mean anything to you? If you are wondering how these questions are connected, then stop by the Noel-Baza Fine Art Gallery at 2165 India Street and check out Equal = Secret Identity, an exhibition of atypical portraits by local…
Americans love movie stars. They cheer them on during their rise to stardom. Then they love to tear them down and see them fail. Such is the case with a former teen idol, profiled in a stunning new book Sal Mineo: A Biography, by Michael Gregg Michaud. In Mineo’s case, he may have been his…
If you think you know Cabaret, then you might be in for a big surprise. Cygnet Theatre’s newest staging of the show, opening to previews tonight, is putting a slight spin on the show’s narrator. You see, the Emcee, traditionally performed by a man, is being played by a woman. The show has been a…
The LGBT community can be fickle when it comes to its heroes and heroines. Queer celebrities are saints one day and forgotten the next. When you add decades of “the closet” and AIDS to the mix, we have very few lasting icons to orient ourselves to, even in the arts; however, if we do, then…
If you are a connoisseur of fashion, painting and celebrity scandal, then you are sure to enjoy Thomas Gainsborough and the Modern Woman, a spectacular array of portraits on show at the San Diego Museum of Modern Art. Grab lunch with a friend and then soak up the style and attitude of a dozen 18th…
Swedish professional soccer player Anton Hysen has announced he is gay. Hysen, who plays for Swedish fourth tier side Utsiktens BK, is the first elite Swedish player to come out. In an interview with Offside magazine, the 20-year old said, “It is f**ked up that no other Swedish player has come out yet. I am…
Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer of such classics as Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera, has opened his new production of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium in London’s West End. Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz is an enchanting adaptation of the all-time classic, totally reconceived…
Brett Berk and the editors of Vanity Fair magazine have issued apologies for using the word “fag” in a recent online article about the popular musical television show Glee. The word has been removed from the piece, and GLAAD has since commended Vanity Fair for the “tone of respect” used in the printed retraction. Berk,…
Carsten Andersson, who started his porn career using the pseudonym Ashton Sorenson and most recently worked with Michael Lucas’s Lucas Entertainment studio, has entered the world of music by releasing his first single “Fun.” Already a Top 10 hit in Scandinavia, the single is produced by Zebra 1, the London-based team behind the Sugababes. The…
