On a sleepy Sunday morning in late July 1965, Detective 3rd Grade James McDonnell received a call in the upstairs squad room of midtown Manhattan’s 17th Precinct. There was a man at the Western Union office in Grand Central Station who might be impersonating a police detective, he was told. The man was in the company of a 14-year-old runaway and had contacted the boy’s father in Texas to wire plane fare so the son could fly home. The father had grown suspicious when the man had asked for $150—twice the needed amount. McDonnell quickly drove the 10 blocks to Grand Central, parking his unmarked black sedan on Lexington Avenue and hurrying down to the terminal’s lower level. Criminal impersonation of a police officer was an E felony—a “good collar,” as cops like to say, and if the perp had a gun, even better. There’d also been chatter on the detective grapevine about a number of recent cases of phony policemen, so McDonnell was eager to see what was up.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
(TIME-WARP) The Chickens and the Bulls; The rise and incredible fall of a vicious GAY extortion ring!
A John lights a cigarette for a young male prostitute in August, 1965 iin Times Square.
by William McGowan
by William McGowan
Sunday, June 17, 2012
(TIME-WARP) Happy 45th Anniversary Loving v. Virginia!
Long before the fight for Gay marriage was the fight for interracial Marriage. The similarities are astonishing.
In June of 1958, Richard Loving married Mildred Jeter in Washington D.C. This was no ordinary marriage because he was white and she was black. In that time, laws in their home state of Virginia forbade interracial marriage, thus the couple was forced to travel to another state to wed.
In June of 1958, Richard Loving married Mildred Jeter in Washington D.C. This was no ordinary marriage because he was white and she was black. In that time, laws in their home state of Virginia forbade interracial marriage, thus the couple was forced to travel to another state to wed.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
(Politics WEEKLY) GOP Hits and Miss; 'Regan'; Walker; Cain; Nixon!
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
(Politics WEEKLY) Obama will Win; Rudy; Ridiclous Trump; Weiner; Edwards; Biden!
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Obama,
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
(TIME Warp) 45 Years after Mike Wallace's 'The Homosexuals' Broke Ground!
Mike Wallace, late of CBS's 60 Minutes, died last night at age 93. He perished in an assisted care facility near New Canaan, CT.
Over 45 Years ago, Wallace Hosted Television's First glimpse of Homosexuality, Given the era in which it was produced, it's admirably
open-minded: gay folk, at least male ones, are allowed to speak their
pieces freely and at length. (I was especially interested in the weird
hand-wringing about the possibility of a "gay mafia" ruling pop art and
fashion, which seems rather incidental to the segment's central
question: Is it desirable to legislate against private sexual behavior?
On this question, at least, it seems Wallace wished to alight gently on
the side of history.)Within 2 Years, Gay Liberation Happened.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
(POP NEWS) SMASH; Groff; Adele: 'Too Fat'; Uggie's Health; Madonna and Gaga Tours; Oscar Scandal!
HIT: Smash Opens to Rave Reviews
TAKEN: Jonathan Groff lands new TV role!
Karl Lagerfeld: Adele 'Too Fat'?
PITY VOTE: Artist Star Uggie Has Mystery Syndrome!
DENIED: No Songs at the 84th Oscars!
SNUBBED: Snobby Oscars Never Liked Potter!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE: Chuck Prophet's New Music Video!
"White Night, Big City", singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet's new music video, is inspired by the riots that ensued after Supervisor Dan White's manslaughter conviction for the assassination of Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone following his infamous "Twinkie defense".
The track is the first single from Prophet's new album, Temple Beautiful.
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Culture,
History,
MILESTONE,
Music,
San Francisco
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
SOCK IT TO ME? New Book Alleges Richard Nixon Had Longterm Gay Relationship!
UK tabloid Daily
Mail is reporting on a new biography of Richard Nixon by journalist Don
Fulsom which suggests former President Richard Nixon had a drinking
problem, beat his wife, and had deep ties to the Mafia and a long-term affair with Cuban-American businessman Bebe Rebozo: Yet
the most extraordinary claim is that the homophobic Nixon may have been
gay himself. If true, it would provide a fascinating insight into the
motivation and behaviour of a notoriously secretive politician.
Fulsom argues that Nixon may have had an
affair with his best friend and confidant, a Mafia‑connected Florida
wheeler-dealer named Charles 'Bebe' Rebozo who was even more crooked
than Nixon.
The book, Nixon's Darkest Secrets, is out
next month — by coincidence at the same time as the UK release of a new
film directed by Clint Eastwood about another supposed closet gay among
Washington's 20th-century hard men.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
HISTORIC: Traditional Navy Homecoming Kiss is Gay in Historic First!
The dock landing ship Oak Hill, deployed for three months in Central
America, returned home today. As part of Navy tradition, one person is
chosen to be the first off the boat to kiss a loved one. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta was chosen, and her girlfriend, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell, was waiting.
The Virginian-Pilot reports: As the homecoming drew near, the crew and
ship’s family readiness group sold $1 raffle tickets for the first
kiss. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta bought 50 - which is
actually fewer than many people buy, she said, so she was surprised
Monday to find out she'd won.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
REUNITED: 'West Side Story” stars George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn reunite at Grauman’s!
Members of the original cast of the 1961 movie version of West Side Story gathered in Hollywood Tuesday to be immortalized with a hand-and-footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
It’s same theater at which the award-winning film originally debuted 1961. From left: George Chakiris (Bernado), Rita Moreno (Anita), and Russ Tamblyn (Riff). They were in Hollywood Tuesday to promote the release of the West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray DVD.
It’s same theater at which the award-winning film originally debuted 1961. From left: George Chakiris (Bernado), Rita Moreno (Anita), and Russ Tamblyn (Riff). They were in Hollywood Tuesday to promote the release of the West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray DVD.
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History
Thursday, November 3, 2011
LANDMARK: Home of Frank Kameny Now Listed in National Historic Register
The home of pioneering LGBT rights activist Frank Kameny, which in February 2009 was declared a District of Columbia Historic Landmark, has now been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, according to an announcement from the National Park Service:
In 1961 Kameny co-founded the Mattachine Society of Washington, an organization committed, through activism to achieving equal social and legal rights for homosexuals. Through lobbying of government officials, testifying before congressional committees, bringing court challenges, and picketing the White House, Kameny and his allies pressured the U.S. Civil Service Commission to eventually abandon its policy of denying homosexuals federal employment. Kameny led efforts to remove homosexuality as a basis for denying government security clearances. He was also involved in the first legal challenge to the U.S. military’s policy of discharging gay and lesbian service members, including the much-publicized case of gay Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich. Kameny played a leading role in attacking the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) definition of homosexuality as a mental illness. In 1973, the APA voted to remove homosexuality from its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders. In 1998, President Clinton signed an Executive Order banning discrimination in federal employment based upon sexual orientation.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
VICTORY: Bid to Repeal Gay History Law in California Fails!
A win for gay rights advocates in California: Opponents hoped to repeal a new law that requires public schools to teach about the contributions of gay people, but they failed to get enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. That means the law will take effect as planned in January.
Still, gay rights groups expect a bigger battle against the law to be waged for the November 2012 ballot. "In the end, 90 days was too short a time to accomplish such a large task," the Stop SB48 group told supporters in an email today, the deadline for signatures. "While we did not overturn this very bad law, we built a small army of dedicated volunteers that collected an incredible amount of signatures. There will be a next battle." The SDGLN site has the full email.
Still, gay rights groups expect a bigger battle against the law to be waged for the November 2012 ballot. "In the end, 90 days was too short a time to accomplish such a large task," the Stop SB48 group told supporters in an email today, the deadline for signatures. "While we did not overturn this very bad law, we built a small army of dedicated volunteers that collected an incredible amount of signatures. There will be a next battle." The SDGLN site has the full email.
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History,
LAW,
San Francisco
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
DUMMY: Perry Puts US Revolution in Wrong Century!
George Washington must be rolling over in his grave: Rick Perry blew into a Dartmouth frat house after the debate yesterday and launched into an explanation of his view that the founding fathers fought for state rights during the American Revolution—in the 16th century, notes ABC News. He was only off by two centuries ... unless he was talking about some other American Revolution.
Fortunately for Perry, he didn't make the blooper during the debate. And as for debates, he admitted, he could probably always do better. “I just try to get up every day and do my job, and you know debates are not my strong suit, but you know, we get up and do them and we just try to let people see our passion, and I think that’s what we did,” he said.
Fortunately for Perry, he didn't make the blooper during the debate. And as for debates, he admitted, he could probably always do better. “I just try to get up every day and do my job, and you know debates are not my strong suit, but you know, we get up and do them and we just try to let people see our passion, and I think that’s what we did,” he said.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
The WHIZ: How Edison Differed From Steve Jobs?
The death of Steve Jobs brought no end of Thomas Edison comparisons, but given that Randall Stross has written books on both men, he's probably in a better position than most to weigh in. The two inventors had much in common—less formal schooling than their peers, incredible vision, nasty tempers—but they differed in key ways, Stross writes in the New York Times.
One of them: Edison seemed to get caught up in the myth of himself as "wizard" later in life and felt the need to weigh in on all kinds of subjects ("rice-eating nations never progress") he probably should have left alone. Jobs, on the other hand, stayed grounded and focused on what he knew, the better to take full advantage of a life he knew would be cut short. The tributes to both men after their deaths "were similar, but only superficially," writes Stross. "With Edison, the public thought of the Wizard, an outsize persona, through which it was impossible to see an actual person. But with Mr. Jobs, the tributes were to a fellow mortal, exactly our own height, just as vulnerable as we all are to the random strike of a life-ending catastrophe." Read the full piece here.
One of them: Edison seemed to get caught up in the myth of himself as "wizard" later in life and felt the need to weigh in on all kinds of subjects ("rice-eating nations never progress") he probably should have left alone. Jobs, on the other hand, stayed grounded and focused on what he knew, the better to take full advantage of a life he knew would be cut short. The tributes to both men after their deaths "were similar, but only superficially," writes Stross. "With Edison, the public thought of the Wizard, an outsize persona, through which it was impossible to see an actual person. But with Mr. Jobs, the tributes were to a fellow mortal, exactly our own height, just as vulnerable as we all are to the random strike of a life-ending catastrophe." Read the full piece here.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
PEACE: Civil Rights Hero Fred Shuttlesworth Dead at 89!
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the most dynamic leaders of the civil rights movement, died yesterday at the age of 89, reports the Washington Post. Shuttlesworth survived bombing attempts, beatings, and dozens of arrests in his attempts to end segregation in the South, and was key in making nonviolence a central tenet of the movement.
In the early '60s, harsh images of Shuttlesworth and other protesters being attacked in Birmingham, Alabama, by police with fire hoses, dogs, and truncheons shocked America and help spur an end to segregation. “He was one of the most courageous men that I have ever known," said Rev. Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Shuttlesworth and Martin Luther King Jr. "I don’t know of anyone else that could have led the movement in Birmingham." Shuttlesworth was beaten unconscious by a Ku Klux Klan mob when he tried to enroll his children in a white school in 1957. The year before, he suffered only minor injuries when 15 sticks of dynamite exploded beneath his bedroom window on Christmas Day. “I believe I was almost at death’s door at least 20 times,” Shuttlesworth recalled in 2001. “But when the first bomb went off, it took all fear from my mind. I knew God was with me like he was with Daniel in the lions’ den."
In the early '60s, harsh images of Shuttlesworth and other protesters being attacked in Birmingham, Alabama, by police with fire hoses, dogs, and truncheons shocked America and help spur an end to segregation. “He was one of the most courageous men that I have ever known," said Rev. Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Shuttlesworth and Martin Luther King Jr. "I don’t know of anyone else that could have led the movement in Birmingham." Shuttlesworth was beaten unconscious by a Ku Klux Klan mob when he tried to enroll his children in a white school in 1957. The year before, he suffered only minor injuries when 15 sticks of dynamite exploded beneath his bedroom window on Christmas Day. “I believe I was almost at death’s door at least 20 times,” Shuttlesworth recalled in 2001. “But when the first bomb went off, it took all fear from my mind. I knew God was with me like he was with Daniel in the lions’ den."
PAYING THE PIPER: Germany Reopens Hundreds of Nazi Investigations!!
Now that John Demjanjuk has been convicted of war crimes, Germany has reopened investigations into hundreds of other former Nazi death camp guards, looking for ones who might share his profile. Demjanjuk's conviction sets a precedent that could allow others to be charged, prosecutors say, although they are waiting until his appeals process finishes to actually file charges.
The investigations, however, have already begun, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center's head Nazi hunter will start tracking down war criminals in the next two months, the Guardian reports. Demjanjuk became the first person to be convicted in a Nazi-era case without direct evidence he took part in a specific murder—prosecutors argued that proving he was a guard at a camp whose sole purpose was killing people was enough. Even the very narrowest scenario—estimating that of about 4,000 possible suspects, 2% are still alive, and 50% of those people are healthy enough to stand trial—still allows for an estimated 40 people to be prosecuted, says the head of the Nazi war crimes division of the German prosecutor's office, "so there is incredible potential."
The investigations, however, have already begun, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center's head Nazi hunter will start tracking down war criminals in the next two months, the Guardian reports. Demjanjuk became the first person to be convicted in a Nazi-era case without direct evidence he took part in a specific murder—prosecutors argued that proving he was a guard at a camp whose sole purpose was killing people was enough. Even the very narrowest scenario—estimating that of about 4,000 possible suspects, 2% are still alive, and 50% of those people are healthy enough to stand trial—still allows for an estimated 40 people to be prosecuted, says the head of the Nazi war crimes division of the German prosecutor's office, "so there is incredible potential."
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Germany,
History,
Homophobia
Saturday, September 17, 2011
HONOR: 70 Years After 'Undesirable' Discharge For Being Gay, Navy Changes WWII Vet's to 'Honorable' !
Melvin Dwork, a World War II veteran discharged in 1944 after the Navy discovered he was gay, has had his discharge changed from "undesirable" to "honorable", the AP reports: The decision to amend his discharge papers was made by the Board for Corrections of Naval Records in Washington.
In its Aug. 17 proceedings, obtained by The Associated Press, the board noted that the Navy has undergone a “radical departure” from the outright ban on gays that was in place in 1944. The board pointed out Dwork’s “exemplary period of active duty” and said that changing the terms of his discharge was done “in the interest of justice.”
In its Aug. 17 proceedings, obtained by The Associated Press, the board noted that the Navy has undergone a “radical departure” from the outright ban on gays that was in place in 1944. The board pointed out Dwork’s “exemplary period of active duty” and said that changing the terms of his discharge was done “in the interest of justice.”
Dwork had been outed by his boyfriend at the time of his discharge, a fact that he only discovered last year, when the Navy unsealed his records. The former corpsman, now 89, "will now be eligible for the benefits he had long been denied, including medical care and a military burial."
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