Tag Archives: gay icons

Disco Legend Viola Wills Dies At 69

A sad day for disco lovers. Legendary gay icon Viola Wills has died at age 69. From her site: It is with great sadness that Vi’s family report Viola passed peacefully away after a long illness, May 6th 8.27am Pacific Time. Viola leaves behind six children – Vincent, Christopher, Regina, La Donna, David and Rejal, 21 grandchildren and eight great …

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Kylie Minogue Announces 1st U.S. Tour

Six dates were just announced for Kylie Minogue’s first ever North American tour. Sep. 30 Oakland, CA Fox TheaterOct. 3 Las Vegas, NV The PearlOct. 4 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood BowlOct. 7 Chicago, IL Congress TheaterOct. 9 Toronto, ON Air Canada CentreOct. 11 NYC, NY Hammerstein Ballroom Rainbows! Glitter! Unicorns! Kylie! Tickets go on sale next week. My pal Ken …

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Amy Walker Does Garland

Actress Amy Walker turns in an uncanny impression of Judy Garland. (Via JMG reader Zakky)

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Hip-O Records and Universal Music, today’s Swag Tuesday booty is the Barbra Streisand triple DVD set The Concerts, which goes on sale nationwide today. Barbra Streisand is world renowned for thrilling audiences with her magical performances, her supreme vocal talent and setting box office records. Now fans can get front row seats to the best of Barbra Streisand …

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Bea Arthur, 86

Legendary stage and television star Bea Arthur died at her home this morning at age 86. Family members say the Tony and Emmy winner had been battling cancer, but no other details are yet available. Below, I’ve compiled some of my favorite Bea Arthur television moments. Make sure you play the clip with Rock Hudson in which he and Bea …

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Gay Icons Exhibit For London’s National Portrait Gallery

London’s National Portrait Gallery will open a show in July titled “Gay Icons”, but some of the folks you’d most expect to be on a list of that sort do not appear The late Diana, Princess of Wales, and former South African President Nelson Mandela are two of the personalities identified as “Gay Icons” in an exhibition bearing that title …

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