Tag Archives: LGBTQ

1948: Kriophoros

Posted on November 22, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Craxton: Boy with Kid (1948); see this post.

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1980: Turnabout League

Posted on November 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

Clark Kent arrives to work one day to find that everyone’s gender has been switched. Has the world gone crazy? Superman Vol. 1 #349 (July, 1980) Writer: Martin Pasko Penciler: Curt Swan Inks: Frank Chiaramonte Colourist: Adrienne Roy Letters: Ben … Continue reading →

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1863: Sheep in a Boat

Posted on October 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rosa Bonheur: Changing Pastures (1863)

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1894: The Feeling of Dependence

Posted on October 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Sascha Schneider: Das Gefühl der Abhängigkeit [The Feeling of Dependence] (1894)

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1950: Murals

Posted on October 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

“In the Spring of 1950, Francine Weisweiller invited…Jean Cocteau to the villa for dinner and basically he and his handsome boyfriend…Edouard Dermit ended up moving in and staying for 13 years….Cocteau offered to do a drawing over the fireplace in … Continue reading →

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1706: The Pretty Dragoon

Posted on September 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

The Story of Christiana Davis, “The British Amazon” In 1739 Christiana Davis, an outpensioner of Chelsea College, died, and was interred with military honours in the pensioners’ burying-ground. She was the daughter of a soldier in the Inniskilling Regiment, now … Continue reading →

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1960: Miss Jimmy Olsen

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

“A drastic change of identity”: Jimmy goes undercover as a woman in this story from Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol. 1, #44 (April, 1960); Curt Swan, penciler. See Transgender Identity and Superman’s Pal.

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1983: None But the Fool

Posted on September 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

Laurence Olivier during a break in the filming of King Lear in 1983. KENT I know you. Where’s the king? Gentleman Contending with the fretful element: Bids the winds blow the earth into the sea, Or swell the curled water … Continue reading →

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2011: Identity

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Sabelo Mlangeni: Identity (2011) (source)

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1913: Cocteau

Posted on September 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jacques-Émile Blanche: Portrait of Jean Cocteau (1913)

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