Joan Rivers snubbed by Oscars tribute: LGBTI stars share anger on social media
A number of LGBT stars have taken to Twitter to criticize Oscar bosses for omitting Joan Rivers from the award ceremony’s In Memoriam segment.
Last night (February 22), the academy paid tribute to the likes of late industry figureheads including Richard Attenborough and Robin Williams, but Rivers – who died on September 4 last year – was nowhere to be seen.
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PHOTOS: Newly Released Studio 54 Collection Offers Rare Glimpse Into A Party Legend
Parties come and go; clubs fade in and out of relevancy. But nothing will ever recreate the perfect storm of disco, drugs, sexuality and decadence that was New York City’s Studio 54 in the late 70s and 80s.
Swedish Photojournalist Hasse Persson was there snapping shots of what would become the gold standard of 70s hedonism and 80s excess.
In December 1979 the club was raided by the IRS. Between all the sleepless nights and overindulgence, owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager never got around to making the business legitimate. They were skimming millions, and the raid turned up entire bags filled with cash stashed throughout the club. Steve and Ian pled guilty to tax evasion and were sentenced to three and a half years in prison.
Presson’s stunning collection of black-and-white photos is aptly called Studio 54, and if you’re looking for the perfect coffee table conversation starter, the hard cover book will accent any living room.
Here’s what Persson writes in the forward:
“The times and the prevalent drug culture sanctioned this hedonistic half-way-house between heaven and hell. Somebody smart said Studio 54 existed after the Pill, before AIDS and while cocaine was still seen as a pick-me-up. The drug reference today seems vapid but a lot of people had been reading Sigmund Freud’s so-called cocaine-papers. In his book Über Coca, published in 1984, Freud was full of praise for cocaine’s benefits, claiming it to be a far better drug than alcohol. And less harmful. When Freud also mentioned that patients who had been prescribed cocaine reported an increased sex drive, Studio 54 was easily convinced. ‘Push, Push, in the Bush’ as Mustique put it.”
And here’s a sample of shots. You might recognize the likes of Andy Warhol, Truman Capote and Bianca Jagger — all regulars:
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Rapper Common Includes Sexual Orientation In Oscar Acceptance Speech on the Legacy of Selma: VIDEO
Musician John Legend and rapper Common gave a moving award acceptance speech at the Oscars, with Common saying that the bridge Martin Luther King Jr. crossed on his march from Selma to Montgomery is no longer just a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement, but is now a symbol for any discrimination based on “race, gender, sexual orientation and social status,” reports Billboard.
The duo’s song Glory, featured in Selma, won the Oscar for best original song. Common went on to say the symbol of the bridge connects people around the world, from those fighting for freedom of expression in France to those fighting for Democracy in China. Legend also took the opportunity to touch on incarceration rates among black men in his speech.
Said Legend:
“Nina Simone said it’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times we’re in. Selma is now because the struggle for justice is right now. We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men under correctional control today than there were in slavery in 1850.”
Cameras panned to David Oyelowo, who played Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, during Common’s acceptance speech with visible tears in his eyes. Fellow co-star and Selma producer Oprah Winfrey, seated next to Oyelowo, was also shown filled with emotion. Watch Common give his touching speech AFTER THE JUMP…
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Op-ed: An Answer to Every Homophobic Question Same-Sex Parents Face
For same-sex parents, homophobia is often disguised as pseudo-concern. Here’s how to fire back.
Amy Kaufman Burk
www.advocate.com/commentary/2015/02/23/op-ed-answer-every-homophobic-question-same-sex-parents-face
Dačić postupio po preporuci Poverenice
Ministar spoljnih poslova Srbije Ivica Dačić postupio je po preporuci poverenice Nevene Petrušić povodom diskriminatornih izjava o LGBT zajednici. U službenim prostorijama Poverenika za…
Best Tweets: Travolta Out Memes Himself at the 2015 Oscars
“Glom Gazingo” wins the award for Creepiest Oscar Moments.
Jami Smith
www.advocate.com/comedy/2015/02/23/best-tweets-travolta-out-memes-himself-2015-oscars
Israel: PM candidate visits gay club and promises marriage for everyone
Tzipi Livni could become one of two rotating premiers if her coalition wins
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www.gaystarnews.com/article/israel-pm-candidate-visits-gay-club-and-promises-marriage-everyone230215
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