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HISTORY

Remembering Smokey, the Gayest Band Ever

May 24, 2018 Henry Giardina

Deemed “too gay” for the ‘70s, John “Smokey” Condon’s glam rock legacy lives on.

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What Happened to Sisterhood Bookstore?

May 10, 2018 Henry Giardina

With the grand re-opening of the June Mazer Lesbian archives just around the corner, we take a look at the history of one of L.A.’s OG Lesbian bookstores.

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In 1950s Hollywood, He Was the Guy to Call For Gay Sex

September 27, 2017 Henry Giardina

A new documentary explores the life and times of Scotty Bowers, a “procurer to the stars.”

HISTORY

What Happens at “The Stud Farm”…

September 14, 2017 Henry Giardina

In 1969, Hollywood’s Theater VII was where all your wildest cowboy fantasies just might come true.

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HISTORY

In 1967, Andy Warhol Brought “A Clockwork Orange” to Life with “Vinyl”

August 28, 2017 Henry Giardina

Five years after Anthony Burgess’s book – and four years before Kubrick’s dystopian masterpiece – Warhol shocked L.A. audiences with a tale of sex, violence, and compulsion.