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#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“Desire teaches us the truths we’re too polite to say aloud.”
— Richard Siken
gay quotes
“Desire teaches us the truths we’re too polite to say aloud.”
— Richard Siken
July 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“Desire teaches us the truths we’re too polite to say aloud.”
— Richard Siken
gay quotes
“Desire teaches us the truths we’re too polite to say aloud.”
— Richard Siken
July 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
John Dugdale (b. 1960)
Gay, visionary, nearly‑blind master of cyanotype and 19th‑century photographic processes.
John Dugdale (b. 1960)
Gay, visionary, nearly‑blind master of cyanotype and 19th‑century photographic processes.
July 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
John Dugdale (b. 1960)
Gay, visionary, nearly‑blind master of cyanotype and 19th‑century photographic processes.
John Dugdale (b. 1960)
Gay, visionary, nearly‑blind master of cyanotype and 19th‑century photographic processes.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
July 16
1976
The discharge of Sgt. Leonard Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) is upheld in a civilian court by Federal District Judge Gerhard Gesell. He was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
July 16
1976
The discharge of Sgt. Leonard Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) is upheld in a civilian court by Federal District Judge Gerhard Gesell. He was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
July 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
July 16
1976
The discharge of Sgt. Leonard Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) is upheld in a civilian court by Federal District Judge Gerhard Gesell. He was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
July 16
1976
The discharge of Sgt. Leonard Matlovich (July 6, 1943 – June 22, 1988) is upheld in a civilian court by Federal District Judge Gerhard Gesell. He was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“I learned to love men the way I learned to breathe — slowly, then all at once.”
— Garth Greenwell
gay quotes
“I learned to love men the way I learned to breathe — slowly, then all at once.”
— Garth Greenwell
July 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“I learned to love men the way I learned to breathe — slowly, then all at once.”
— Garth Greenwell
gay quotes
“I learned to love men the way I learned to breathe — slowly, then all at once.”
— Garth Greenwell
#goodgayreads:
Mark Merlis — American Studies (1994)
A razor‑sharp gay novel about repression, desire, and the stories men tell to survive. Merlis threads together a closeted professor’s past and present, exposing how shame becomes a sort of architecture.
Mark Merlis — American Studies (1994)
A razor‑sharp gay novel about repression, desire, and the stories men tell to survive. Merlis threads together a closeted professor’s past and present, exposing how shame becomes a sort of architecture.
July 14, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#goodgayreads:
Mark Merlis — American Studies (1994)
A razor‑sharp gay novel about repression, desire, and the stories men tell to survive. Merlis threads together a closeted professor’s past and present, exposing how shame becomes a sort of architecture.
Mark Merlis — American Studies (1994)
A razor‑sharp gay novel about repression, desire, and the stories men tell to survive. Merlis threads together a closeted professor’s past and present, exposing how shame becomes a sort of architecture.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Hernan Bas. A Miami‑born, Detroit‑based gay painter whose work blends queer romanticism, gothic melancholy, and literary references. Bas paints young men in lush, atmospheric settings — forests, abandoned rooms, strange coastlines.
Hernan Bas. A Miami‑born, Detroit‑based gay painter whose work blends queer romanticism, gothic melancholy, and literary references. Bas paints young men in lush, atmospheric settings — forests, abandoned rooms, strange coastlines.
July 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Hernan Bas. A Miami‑born, Detroit‑based gay painter whose work blends queer romanticism, gothic melancholy, and literary references. Bas paints young men in lush, atmospheric settings — forests, abandoned rooms, strange coastlines.
Hernan Bas. A Miami‑born, Detroit‑based gay painter whose work blends queer romanticism, gothic melancholy, and literary references. Bas paints young men in lush, atmospheric settings — forests, abandoned rooms, strange coastlines.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
July 14
1914
ARTHUR LAURENTS, American playwright, novelist, director and one of the giants of the American theater, born (d: 2011); His credits included the stage musicals West Side Story and Gypsy and the film The Way We Were.
July 14
1914
ARTHUR LAURENTS, American playwright, novelist, director and one of the giants of the American theater, born (d: 2011); His credits included the stage musicals West Side Story and Gypsy and the film The Way We Were.
July 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
July 14
1914
ARTHUR LAURENTS, American playwright, novelist, director and one of the giants of the American theater, born (d: 2011); His credits included the stage musicals West Side Story and Gypsy and the film The Way We Were.
July 14
1914
ARTHUR LAURENTS, American playwright, novelist, director and one of the giants of the American theater, born (d: 2011); His credits included the stage musicals West Side Story and Gypsy and the film The Way We Were.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness. It’s belonging.”
— Andrew Holleran
gay quotes
“The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness. It’s belonging.”
— Andrew Holleran
July 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
“The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness. It’s belonging.”
— Andrew Holleran
gay quotes
“The opposite of loneliness is not togetherness. It’s belonging.”
— Andrew Holleran
#goodgayreads:
Paul Lisicky – The Narrow Door (2016)
A queer memoir about friendship, loss, art, and adulthood — written with the kind of emotional precision that feels like someone thinking in real time.
Paul Lisicky – The Narrow Door (2016)
A queer memoir about friendship, loss, art, and adulthood — written with the kind of emotional precision that feels like someone thinking in real time.
July 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
#goodgayreads:
Paul Lisicky – The Narrow Door (2016)
A queer memoir about friendship, loss, art, and adulthood — written with the kind of emotional precision that feels like someone thinking in real time.
Paul Lisicky – The Narrow Door (2016)
A queer memoir about friendship, loss, art, and adulthood — written with the kind of emotional precision that feels like someone thinking in real time.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Del LaGrace Volcano —
A foundational figure in queer visual culture — genderqueer, intersex, and one of the earliest photographers to center butch, trans, drag‑king, and gender‑variant bodies with dignity, humor, and intelligence.
Del LaGrace Volcano —
A foundational figure in queer visual culture — genderqueer, intersex, and one of the earliest photographers to center butch, trans, drag‑king, and gender‑variant bodies with dignity, humor, and intelligence.
July 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Del LaGrace Volcano —
A foundational figure in queer visual culture — genderqueer, intersex, and one of the earliest photographers to center butch, trans, drag‑king, and gender‑variant bodies with dignity, humor, and intelligence.
Del LaGrace Volcano —
A foundational figure in queer visual culture — genderqueer, intersex, and one of the earliest photographers to center butch, trans, drag‑king, and gender‑variant bodies with dignity, humor, and intelligence.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
JULY 11
1931
Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) is born. He was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known star and heart throb of the 1950s and 60s.
JULY 11
1931
Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) is born. He was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known star and heart throb of the 1950s and 60s.
July 11, 2026 at 8:28 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
JULY 11
1931
Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) is born. He was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known star and heart throb of the 1950s and 60s.
JULY 11
1931
Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) is born. He was an American actor, television host, pop singer, film producer, and author. He starred in more than 40 films and was a well-known star and heart throb of the 1950s and 60s.
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
"Every man is afraid of being queer. I get a little tired of it. maybe we should all become queers and relax."
— Charles Bukowski
gay quotes
"Every man is afraid of being queer. I get a little tired of it. maybe we should all become queers and relax."
— Charles Bukowski
July 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
#catchofthegay :
gay quotes
"Every man is afraid of being queer. I get a little tired of it. maybe we should all become queers and relax."
— Charles Bukowski
gay quotes
"Every man is afraid of being queer. I get a little tired of it. maybe we should all become queers and relax."
— Charles Bukowski
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
July 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
Slava Mogutin (full name Yaroslav Yurievich Mogutin, b. April 12, 1974, Kemerovo) is a New York-based Russian artist and author, who works across different media, including photography, video, text, installation, sculpture, and painting.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
#goodgayreads:
July 1
1925
Farley Granger (1925 – 2011) is born. He was an American actor best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. In 2007, Granger published the memoir Include Me Out, co-written with domestic partner Robert Calhoun.
#goodgayreads:
July 1
1925
Farley Granger (1925 – 2011) is born. He was an American actor best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. In 2007, Granger published the memoir Include Me Out, co-written with domestic partner Robert Calhoun.
July 1, 2026 at 9:21 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
#goodgayreads:
July 1
1925
Farley Granger (1925 – 2011) is born. He was an American actor best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. In 2007, Granger published the memoir Include Me Out, co-written with domestic partner Robert Calhoun.
#goodgayreads:
July 1
1925
Farley Granger (1925 – 2011) is born. He was an American actor best known for his two collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. In 2007, Granger published the memoir Include Me Out, co-written with domestic partner Robert Calhoun.
June 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
#goodgayreads:
Robert Ferro — The Family of Max Desir (1983)
A gay, East‑Coast domestic novel about a closeted man whose return home detonates every unspoken tension in his Italian‑American family.
Robert Ferro — The Family of Max Desir (1983)
A gay, East‑Coast domestic novel about a closeted man whose return home detonates every unspoken tension in his Italian‑American family.
June 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
#goodgayreads:
Robert Ferro — The Family of Max Desir (1983)
A gay, East‑Coast domestic novel about a closeted man whose return home detonates every unspoken tension in his Italian‑American family.
Robert Ferro — The Family of Max Desir (1983)
A gay, East‑Coast domestic novel about a closeted man whose return home detonates every unspoken tension in his Italian‑American family.
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Tony Greene (1955–1990)
A gay LA artist whose work fused camp, baroque, queer eroticism, and memorial aesthetics. Best known for lacquered, jewel‑toned paintings that incorporate found imagery, devotional motifs, and a distinctly queer sense of glamour and mourning.
Tony Greene (1955–1990)
A gay LA artist whose work fused camp, baroque, queer eroticism, and memorial aesthetics. Best known for lacquered, jewel‑toned paintings that incorporate found imagery, devotional motifs, and a distinctly queer sense of glamour and mourning.
June 27, 2026 at 11:25 PM
#gayvisualartistsyoushouldknow:
Tony Greene (1955–1990)
A gay LA artist whose work fused camp, baroque, queer eroticism, and memorial aesthetics. Best known for lacquered, jewel‑toned paintings that incorporate found imagery, devotional motifs, and a distinctly queer sense of glamour and mourning.
Tony Greene (1955–1990)
A gay LA artist whose work fused camp, baroque, queer eroticism, and memorial aesthetics. Best known for lacquered, jewel‑toned paintings that incorporate found imagery, devotional motifs, and a distinctly queer sense of glamour and mourning.
#onthisdayingayhistory:
June 27
2011 Brazil
The first same-sex civil union is converted into same-sex marriage by Sao Paolo State Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto.
June 27
2011 Brazil
The first same-sex civil union is converted into same-sex marriage by Sao Paolo State Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto.
June 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
#onthisdayingayhistory:
June 27
2011 Brazil
The first same-sex civil union is converted into same-sex marriage by Sao Paolo State Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto.
June 27
2011 Brazil
The first same-sex civil union is converted into same-sex marriage by Sao Paolo State Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto.