On This Gay Day: ‘Psycho’ actor Anthony Perkins died
Anthony Perkins died in 1992 Anthony Perkins was an actor, director, singer and an Academy Award nominee, but one role overshadowed his entire career – he played Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. Perkin’s was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his second on-screen role, in 1956 he appeared in the film Friendly Persuasion in which […]
On This Gay Day: Remembering 9-11 hero Mark Bingham
Mark Bingham was one of nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11 Twenty-one years ago, on this day the world witnessed one of the most horrific acts of terror ever seen. Terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners and used them to destroy the Twin Towers in New York and damage a significant part of The Pentagon Building […]
On This Gay Day: Bob and Rose made its debut on UK television
Russell T. Davies show ‘Bob and Rose’ debuted Russell T. Davies has huge success with the original UK version of Queer as Folk. That show came out in 1999, and two years later there was a lot of attention focused on his next offering, the 6-part series Bob and Rose. The series first aired in the UK […]
On This Gay Day: Freddie Mercury, Maurice and Culture Club
Freddie Mercury was born in 1946 Freddie Mercury was born on this day in 1946, he passed away from an AIDS related illness in 1991 aged just 45. If he’d still been with us today would have been his 75th birthday. Born Farrokh Buksara, in the British protectorate of Zanzibar in Africa, his parents were […]
On This Gay Day: The film ‘My Own Private Idaho’ made its debut
In 1991 ‘My Own Private Idaho’ screened at the Venice Film Festival Director Gas van Sandt had got a lot of acclaim for his breakout film Drugstore Cowboy. Drugstore Cowboy was based on the unpublished autobiographical novel by James Fogle. It followed a group of drug addicts who travelled across America robbing hospitals and pharmacies to support […]
On This Gay Day: ‘The Crying Game’ premiered in 1992
‘The Crying Game’ was a groundbreaking film in 1992 Neil Jordan’s film The Crying Game had its premiere at The Venice Film Festival on this day in 1992. If you keep reading, there will be spoilers – but hey, the films been out for over 30 years. The film follows Fergus, a member of an IRA cell […]
On This Gay Day: In 1999 Senator Brian Greig delivered his first speech
Senator Brian Greig delivered his first speech On this day in 1999 Senator Brian Greig delivered his first speech in federal parliament. His speech is remembered for being the first time a senator used their inaugural speech to make a significant statement about being gay and the need for LGBTIQA+ rights to enshrined in law. […]
On This Gay Day: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ was released
Brokeback Mountain was released on this day in 2005 The movie Brokeback Mountain had its first screening on this day in 2005. The film had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The movie went on to win Director Ang Lee an Academy Award. The love story about two cowboys spending time together tending cattle and their […]
On This Gay Day: In 2012 Charlie Jane Anders won the Hugo award
In 2012 Charlie Jane Anders won the Hugo award Author Charlie Jane Anders won the Hugo Award, one of the most prestigious awards for science fiction writing, on this day in 2012. Anders picked up the award for her novelette Six Months, Three Days. Anders, who is genderqueer, has gone on to write All The Birds in the […]
On This Gay Day: Musician Meshell Ndegeocello was born
Musician Meshell Ndegeocello was born in 1968 American singer-songwriter, rapper and bass player Meshell Ndegeocello was born on this day in 1968. Born into a military family in Berlin, Germany, she grew up in Washington D.C. In 1992 she was one of the first artists signed to Maverick Records, a new label set up by Madonna and […]
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