Remains of the Day (06/29)

Jstor: In the 1960s, the Mattachine Society had only a few thousand members. But tens of thousands of men subscribed to physique magazines published by gay entrepreneurs.

HuffPost: What the old gays want the youngsters to know about joy

Highsnobiety: What does 'dressing gay' even mean anymore? Funny that on "Glamorous" the character Chad -- played by hunky Zane Phillips -- is labeled as not being very gay when a few years ago he would have been seen as extremely gay: highlighted hair, obsessed with his body, tight clothes -- and pretty bitchy. 

NPR: In the Philippines, a survey shows growing support for gays and lesbians

The Healthy: 10 questions every gay or bisexual man should ask their doctor

Thursday Ad Watch: He looks good enough to eat

NYT: Larry Kramer’s memorial brings together old friends and old enemies

Smithsonian Mag: See photos of gay men in love dating back to the 1850s

The Randy Report: Supreme Court strikes down college affirmative action programs in latest push to hard right

WSJ: Can colleges be racially diverse without affirmative action? Experience suggests no

Greg in Hollywood: Learn about the lives of three amazing intersex people in new movie “Every Body”

NYT Letters: Should gay people seek to be seen as ‘normal’?

 

Boy Culture: By now you've heard about Madonna's falling ill and are relieved to know she's expected to make a full recovery. Now we're learning that she battled a low-grade fever for a month before her body could no longer take it, collapsing and needing serious medical care. This explains the first question I had about how it got to the point that she was found "unresponsive," which seemed particularly scary for someone known to live such a healthy lifestyle. Good to hear she is home now.

Back2Stonewall: Hockey stars speak out against NHL’s homophobic ban of Pride Night jerseys.

Seven Photos: Murray Hill is ready to share his personal life. (I always knew him to be a self-identified "drag king" but Wikipedia says he's transgender, which perhaps is the latest blurring of the LGBT lines.)

i-D: Photographing Chicago’s black gay culture in the 1980s

Metro Weekly: Not every day you learn that a gay man wasn't really flaming

RS: Netflix exposes the secret gay history of Nazi Germany

Hot Cat of the Day: Kitty's into legs