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For many, June represents the month of pride; a period to celebrate, train and communicate all that is homosexual, gay and fabulous. Although today entity gay isn’t much of a deal, back in the 50’s it was a dangerous label to have. Throughout history, thousands own lost their lives because they were labeled as ‘gay’ or ‘queer’ and many lived out their true sexual preferences in secrecy. As it’s almost the end of Pride month, I wanted to own a look at some celebrities from the golden age of Hollywood who were gay, or at least thats what the rumours said. It’s complicated to know if all these celebrities, and of course many more, were truly gay, but I wanted to share a limited stories just so see how far we’ve come. Content pride everyone.
*Disclaimer: Please note that some of the following stories may depict graphic descriptions and behaviours which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised.
Katherine Hepburn
Iconic Hollywood actress and Academy Award-winning performer in films such as Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, The Lion in Winter, and On Golden Pond, Katherine Hepburn reportedly had an insatiab
A couple’s photographic portrait is an confirmation of their bond. It states for all to see: “We love each other. We concern for each other. We are confident of who we are together.”
During the Victorian era many gay and sapphic couples proudly expressed their love for each other in studio portraits. Unlike the common creed that such relationships were “the treasure that dare not speak its name,” as Oscar Wilde so famously described same sex attraction in his poem “Two Loves,” gays and lesbians often dared to demonstrate their love. Indeed, many gay and lesbian couples more or less lived openly together throughout their lives. This was far easier for women than for men as women were expected to live together if they were not married, or to live with the euphemistically termed “female companion.”
Men, no historical surprises here, had their control haunts for rendezvous like-minded souls. In London these could be found in the “Molly houses” and gentlemen’s clubs or pick-ups haunts at Lincoln’s Inn, or St. James Park or the path on the City’s Moorfields, which was charmingly referred to as “Sodomites Walk.”
Theaters and circuses were also well-known dens of lgbtq+ activity—this can be tr
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The Photography of Montague Glover
Born in May of 1898 in Leamington Spa, a spa town known for its medicinal waters, Montague Charles Glover was a British freelance architect and secret photographer. He is top known for his photographs depicting homosexual life in London during the prior and mid-twentieth century when homosexuality was illegal. The majority of his oeuvre, shot during a period of increasing persecutions against homosexuals, documented members of the military forces and the working class, whose social class divisions are depicted through their dress.
The youngest of five siblings and the only male child, Montague Glover entered the British Army in 1916 for service in the first World War. He was a member of the Artist Rifles Regiment, a regiment of the Territorial Force which saw active service during the war. Glover was promoted to Second Lieutenant in 1917 and was awarded the Military Cross for Bravery in 1918.
Glover is notable for his photographs depicting the partnership with his long-time companion , Ralph Edward Hall, who was born in December of 1913 in Bermondsey, a district in the South End of London. Hall was one of nine child
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As you can see, I’m mixing things up a bit with this week’s Vintage Gay post. I trail an art blog (you can see it in my blogroll) called ultrawolvesunderthefullmoon and the artwork of this Japanese artist caught my attention. In the images above and below I observe gay men from the 1980s. Their clothing, preppy haircuts, and cleancut look scream 1980s to me.
Ben Kimura (木村べん) b. 1947 – d. 2003 was a Japanese gay erotic artist who along with George Takeuchi and Sadao Hasegawa, is noted as a main figure in the second wave of contemporary gay artists that emerged in Japan in the 1970s.
You can learn more about this artist and observe some more of his operate here.
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