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Sylvester impressionist Anthony Wayne plays NYC on pride weekend at Le Poisson Rouge. Two shows on Sunday, June 30th. Tickets at the link. RELATED: The reissue of Sylvester’s greatest hits launches on June 25th with proceeds to benefit San Francisco’s AIDS Emergency Fund and Project Open Hand.

(Tipped by JMG reader Ray)

This won’t last long on YouTube, watch it now. Also: WOW.

“I am the victim of my own moods, more than most people are perhaps, in as much as I have a condition which requires me to take medication so that I don’t get either too hyper or too depressed to the point of suicide. I’d go as far as to tell you I attempted it last year. I took a …

Billboard Magazine has published a Buzzfeed-y list of 25 great gay moments in pop music. On the list: the coming out of Frank Ocean and Ricky Martin, Adam Lambert’s first #1 album by an out artist, Jay-Z’s endorsement of same-sex marriage, and Lady Gaga’s campaign for LGBT rights. Sylvester suitably makes the list pretty much just for having been Sylvester. …

Three years ago I posted somebody’s review of Hard Ton: What would happen if Divine had been captured by disco aliens and later beamed back to modern day Italy? The answer is closer than you think, and maybe you need look no further than Hard Ton, the biggest disco queen of the XXI Century. With a body that can only …

Gay artist Paul Richmond has created the above painting titled “Noah’s Gay Wedding Cruise: MarriageEvolved Edition.”  Among the “drowning sinners” are Ann Coulter, former Sen. Larry Craig, Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kern, and Westboro founder Fred Phelps. Saved on the ark are Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, Elton John and David Furnish, and Joshua and Steve Snyder-Hill, the founders …

The upcoming Pet Shop Boys album, Electric, is due to be released on July 15th and the duo is currently performing the new track Vocal on their South American tour.  Electric was produced by Stuart Price, who is famed for his collaborations with Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, and Scissor Sisters. (Tipped by JMG reader Rob)

“The first prong is political. When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and lesbians are denied equal protection under the law, we have to admit that we’re under attack. This is not pragmatic politics at work. These are the policies of bias, exclusion and unfairness. “The …

As some of you doubtlessly know, Sylvester willed the future royalties from his catalog to San Francisco’s AIDS Emergency Fund and Project Open Hand.  And just in time for gay pride, next month Fantasy Records will re-issue his greatest package on multiple formats. From the press release: Twenty-five years after his untimely death, the iconic legacy of Sylvester, the “Queen …

Courtesy of the Karpel Group, today’s Swag Tuesday prize is Pale Green Ghosts, the new album by openly gay and openly HIV+ artist John Grant. Pale Green Ghosts is now on sale.   From the review on Pitchfork: Grant’s regal baritone makes his sadness and his anger sound that much more serious– but throughout the album there’s some delight mixed in …

A tambourine-waving crowd packed the Chelsea’s Highline Ballroom for the 23rd annual Night Of 1000 Stevies, which bills itself as “the largest and most beloved Stevie Nicks fan event in the world.” The performers included former Scissor Sisters guitarist Del Marquis & Xavier, the Ho Hos, and Jenna Torres.

Clip recap: “The world’s most famous drag queen tells The Times’s Marcus Mabry that despite progress on gay rights, the pendulum could swing the other way.” Stick around for when Ru talks about “the love of my life for the last 19 years.” (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

Australian gay pop singer Sam Sparro’s Your Body track is back with a new house mix by Stereogamous. Lovely.

Pet Shop Boys have announced concerts at the Upper West Side’s gorgeous Beacon Theatre on September 16th and 17th.  Tickets go on sale this Friday. RELATED: The Presets and Dragonette will play Terminal 5 on May 8th. Get tickets here. UPDATE: Via Towleroad, there’s the first video from the coming Pet Shop Boys album, Electric, which is due out on …

A take on the Wicked classic.

The silliest thing ever.  And probably a daylong earworm. You might recall My Robot Friend from their wonderful 2002 track, We’re The Pet Shop Boys, which was later covered by Robbie Williams and the Pet Shop Boys themselves. I still play the original often.