Glitz
There have been drag queens in New Orleans for centuries and there have been drag shows in New Orleans since the late nineteen thirties, but this recent production probably tops anything that has gone before. This show at OZ, the huge Bourbon Street dance club has all the trappings of a regular theatrical production; show poster, glam shots of all the cast, reserved seats and ads in the Times Picayune. It was even reveiwed in the theatrical section of the paper today, something that most certainly wouldn't have happened a decade ago. The cast for this show is a talented bunch and the emcee, Bianca Del Rio, is in "real life" Roy Haylock, who does costume design for the local theater groups and who often appears in local productions. He's incredibly talented and wickedly witty and does the only Cher impersonation that I can stand to watch.
The review in the paper today was very favorable, btw. I can't wait to see the show.
Filler
O.K. This hasn't been the most exciting week... so I thought I'd just throw this pic in. It's some kind of Chinese good luck poster, but really, what is going on here?
Post Gay
I've been hearing the term "post gay" being used more recently. If you haven't heard about it yet, the term seems to refer to a time when gay rights are all acheived and society at large accepts homosexual behavior as normal. People are even writing articles about this time as if it were already here and we can talk about it now. Personally, I think it's a tad too soon for this kind of ruminating and I imagine that most of it comes from people who haven't had to live through much of the fight for gay rights and acceptance. When I look back on the last 25 years, I find myself amazed at the differences between then and now, but I don't think we've reached the promised land yet. There's still quite a bit of ground to be covered; I mean where are the gay characters in Star Trek?
One point about this "post gay" world discussion does interest me. Gay historians think that before WW 2 and the beginnings of gay awareness, sex between men who led mostly heterosexual lives was more common place. In the absence of any public gay identity that kind of buddy sex didn't have as much of a stigma attached to it, so it supposedly happened more often. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but it seems likely to me. What do you think?
What do you think?
I've added a comment feature to the journal so you can post your thoughts and opinions. Just click on the word comments at the bottom of each entry and a new small window will open up where you can post your thoughts and read what others have said.
I mean really, what is going on with that baby and that fish?
durlx
There have been drag queens in New Orleans for centuries and there have been drag shows in New Orleans since the late nineteen thirties, but this recent production probably tops anything that has gone before. This show at OZ, the huge Bourbon Street dance club has all the trappings of a regular theatrical production; show poster, glam shots of all the cast, reserved seats and ads in the Times Picayune. It was even reveiwed in the theatrical section of the paper today, something that most certainly wouldn't have happened a decade ago. The cast for this show is a talented bunch and the emcee, Bianca Del Rio, is in "real life" Roy Haylock, who does costume design for the local theater groups and who often appears in local productions. He's incredibly talented and wickedly witty and does the only Cher impersonation that I can stand to watch.
The review in the paper today was very favorable, btw. I can't wait to see the show.
Filler
O.K. This hasn't been the most exciting week... so I thought I'd just throw this pic in. It's some kind of Chinese good luck poster, but really, what is going on here?
Post Gay
I've been hearing the term "post gay" being used more recently. If you haven't heard about it yet, the term seems to refer to a time when gay rights are all acheived and society at large accepts homosexual behavior as normal. People are even writing articles about this time as if it were already here and we can talk about it now. Personally, I think it's a tad too soon for this kind of ruminating and I imagine that most of it comes from people who haven't had to live through much of the fight for gay rights and acceptance. When I look back on the last 25 years, I find myself amazed at the differences between then and now, but I don't think we've reached the promised land yet. There's still quite a bit of ground to be covered; I mean where are the gay characters in Star Trek?
One point about this "post gay" world discussion does interest me. Gay historians think that before WW 2 and the beginnings of gay awareness, sex between men who led mostly heterosexual lives was more common place. In the absence of any public gay identity that kind of buddy sex didn't have as much of a stigma attached to it, so it supposedly happened more often. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but it seems likely to me. What do you think?
What do you think?
I've added a comment feature to the journal so you can post your thoughts and opinions. Just click on the word comments at the bottom of each entry and a new small window will open up where you can post your thoughts and read what others have said.
I mean really, what is going on with that baby and that fish?
durlx
posted by durlx at 6/07/2002 07:26:00 PM
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