“There seems to be some sort of war going on that I’m not invited to, but everyone wants me to take a side.” – Alyx J. Shaw A historic essay by Michael William We first appeared in print primarily in specialized medical and psychiatric texts. Then, during the seventies, a […]
“You may also want to consider not turning into a slut. There’s nothing wrong with having lots of sex with different men, but you might find yourself bed hopping for the wrong reasons – and attracting a lot of crabs in the process (not the kind you eat)”. Josef Church-Woods […]
Today started with my husband telling me he loves me, immediately followed by: “eurgh…that felt like being raped in the mouth from the inside”. Thankfully he was talking about a fish-supper-hangover-burp that I hadn’t heard. Still, it framed my day for a serious of complicated misunderstandings and a few comedies […]
“With each individual who comes to realize that there are Asian queers and queer Asians, that space where the gay zone meets the Asian zone opens up a little more” Reference held in Sydney for Renowned Urdu poet Iftikhar Nasim Ifti who died in Chicago A close family friend and […]
“My creativity was my outlet, and I never censored myself there” A love letter to Darren Hayes from Louise Oliver It seemed a little incongruous for a teenager who was an avid reader of Anne Rice novels and whose musical spectrum included Green Day, Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters […]
“There seems to be some sort of war going on that I’m not invited to, but everyone wants me to take a side.” – Alyx J. Shaw A historic essay by Michael William We first appeared in print primarily in specialized medical and psychiatric texts. Then, during the seventies, a […]
“You can’t pretend like there’s not gay people at our school, and if you tell people they can’t bring a same-sex date, that is discrimination to them.” It seems like only a few months ago we set up LGBTicons with an original mission statement to profile LGBT people of significance. […]
“These characters are too ‘tidy’ in other ways… there are no transvestites, paedophiles, bisexuals. It is not surprising that a ‘sense of pride emerges”. Me modelling Madonna’s moves and Celine Dion’s teeth in 1992. Barry Church-Woods Early yesterday morning I received an email from an old work-chum. It announced that Bob […]
“That’s odd.’ Because God had called me twelve hours before, and He said the reason He was upset was because of people like Jerry Falwell.” Over the last few months of researching content for LGBTicons.com, we’ve been astounded by the voices across the world that stand up for the rights […]
“I assume it goes without saying that you’ll stand out like a sore thumb if you’re not covered in glitter riding a unicorn crying into a £3 cosmopolitan”. Barry Church-Woods If you’re a mischievous and adventurous little sprite chomping at the bit for a bit of Scottish tottie but currently […]
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