Sonny Vukic (he/him)

LGBTQ, Giordano Bruno 1500s. A great figure of early modern Europe.
Cosmological theorist. He gave a mystical stance to exploring the universe, proposed that stars were distant suns surrounded by their own planets with possibility that these planets might foster life.
Burned at the stake for it.

LGBTQ History - the dude who defined nature and how we exist within it. Alexander Von Humboldt, scientist, philosopher, explorer, 1769–1859.
“Intellectual superhero” he changed how we understand the natural world. “The father of geography, ecology, biogeography, environmentalism.”
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Angels in America. Unforgettable.

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LGBTQ Pride, legends of American theatre.
- Andre De Shields, Grammy, Tony, Emmy awards.
- J. Harrison Ghee, first openly non-binary person to win the Tony.

LGBTQ Pride, legends of American theatre.
- Cheery Jones, multi Tony, Emmy awards, and Olivier and SAG noms.
- Gavin Creel, Tony, Olivier, and Drama Desk awards.
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LGBTQ Pride - the ones always at the ready with a bon mot.
Marga Gomez, Puerto Rican-Cuban-American comedian, playwright, actor, one of the 1st out lesbians in comedy.
Lea DeLaria, American comedian, actor, singer. 1st openly gay comic on American television in 1993.
#LGBTQHistory #GayBooks

LGBTQ Pride - the ones always at the ready with a bon mot.
Quentin Crisp, English writer, humorist, and intellectual.
- Mr. Blackwell, American fashion critic, journalist, commentator, artist, & designer. And a catchy book title!
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LGBTQ History - through art, throughout history.
- Bertha Wegmann, the first woman to hold a chair at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, 1800’s.
- Louise Breslau, distinguished impressionist painter, Swiss, 1800’s.
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LGBTQ History - through art, 1900s.
- Richmond Barthe, 1st African-American sculptor to achieve critical acaim & commercial success.
- Berenice Abbott, beloved legendary American photographer known for portraits of American innovators, as well as “portraits” of NYC as it grew into a metropolis.

LGBTQ Pride, throughout history, through art.
Antonio Canova, Republic of Venice, 1700s.
Thomas Eakins, American, 1800s.
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LGBTQ Pride, throughout history, through art.
Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese, 1700’s.
Duncan Grant, Scottish, 1900s.
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Berkeley, California.

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Ava Nicole Frances
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Ava Nicole Frances
#QueerArtists #NewMusic

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LGBTQ Pride & History - entertainment / gossip / comedy.

LGBTQ Pride. Mathew Lopez, playwright, director, screenwriter.
The Inheritance is the most honored American play in a generation: Best Play awards in London & NY, including Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk. 1st Latino to win the Tony for best play.
Then, the wonderful & sexy Red, White & Royal Blue!

A Ladder To the Sky
“A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne’s own.”
It’s excellent.

20th century artist Paul Cadmus. Exceptional!
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LGBTQ Pride - D.H. Lawrence, one of the most radical and provocative writers of the 20th century.
His master works: Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
#LGBTQHistory #GayBooks #BookSky

LGBTQ Pride - D.H. Lawrence, one of the most radical and provocative writers of the 20th century.
His master works: Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
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LGBTQ literary Pride
- Mary Oliver, American poet, winner of the Pulitzer and the National Book Award.
- WH Auden, British-American poet, Pulitzer Prize winner.

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LGBTQ literary Pride
- Bram Stoker, Irish author of “Dracula”, the landmark of vampire literature. .
- Truman Capote, American novelist, screenwriter, playwright. Considered one of the best writers of his generation. “In Cold Blood” “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”

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LGBTQ Pride, NYC 20th century.
- James Schuyler, poet, Pulitzer Prize.
- Adrienne Rich, National Book Award.
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LGBTQ Pride, NYC 20th century.
- Frank O’Hara, poet, National Book Award.
- Jerome Robbins, dancer, choreographer, director. Five Tony Awards, two Academy Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors, the National Medal of Arts, the French Legion of Honor.
#LGBTQHistory #GayBooks

Neighborhood walk. One of San Francisco’s Free Little Libraries.
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Very cool. What a memory!

LGBTQ Pride, NYC 20th century.
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, “established as a major contemporary painter whose unique work continues to enthrall.”
- Peter McGough and partner David McDermott, painters, photographers, sculptors, & founders of The Oscar Wilde Temple.
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LGBTQ Pride, NYC 20th century.
Andy Warhol, “one of the most important artists of the 20th century… whose life and work continue to profoundly affect our culture and society today.”
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LGBTQ Pride, NYC
Mickalene Thomas, contemporary artist with global influence on “ideas around femininity, beauty, race, sexuality, & gender.” Her work is “an empowering vision of womanhood while upending traditional definitions of beauty, sexuality, celebrity and politics.”
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LGBTQ Pride, fierce NYC-style.
- Audre Lorde, “Canonized as a seminal poet of American literature.” Writer, professor, philosopher, feminist, poet, activist.
- Susan Sontag, “No writer is as emblematic of the American twentieth century as Sontag.” Cultural critic, novelist, dramatist.
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