#thearts — Public Fediverse posts

Instagram story rants…

Anti-Intellectualism: Clinging to "lack of privilege" and "lack of exposure to the arts" as a reason to, uh, [checks notes]… Rabidly insult anyone lucky enough (through dumb chance and no thanks to my actual life circumstances, I assure you) to HAVE that privilege and exposure? Not helping your cause, sweetie. If not everyone can fit at the table, you build a bigger table. You don't destroy the table altogether in a fit of spite.

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Not sure how saying "there are $10 opera tix available" got to me being told to "take my meds and control my emotions," but… there you go. I guess if some people can't have nice things, then NOBODY should have nice things, instead of making nice things more accessible. And THAT is anti-intellectualism. HOW DARE YOU HAVE READ A BOOK. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T READ AT ALL. SHUT THE LIBRARIES DOWN. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT KEEPING YOURSELF IGNORANT AND EQUAL WITH THE LEAST OF THESE. NO ONE SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE LOWEST BAR.

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Ah yes, the "cultural privilege" of being raised fundamentalist Christian so classical music was one of the few genres I was ALLOWED to explore. My bad.

Instagram story rants…

Anti-Intellectualism: Clinging to "lack of privilege" and "lack of exposure to the arts" as a reason to, uh, [checks notes]… Rabidly insult anyone lucky enough (through dumb chance and no thanks to my actual life circumstances, I assure you) to HAVE that privilege and exposure? Not helping your cause, sweetie. If not everyone can fit at the table, you build a bigger table. You don't destroy the table altogether in a fit of spite.

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Not sure how saying "there are $10 opera tix available" got to me being told to "take my meds and control my emotions," but… there you go. I guess if some people can't have nice things, then NOBODY should have nice things, instead of making nice things more accessible. And THAT is anti-intellectualism. HOW DARE YOU HAVE READ A BOOK. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T READ AT ALL. SHUT THE LIBRARIES DOWN. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT KEEPING YOURSELF IGNORANT AND EQUAL WITH THE LEAST OF THESE. NO ONE SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE LOWEST BAR.

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Ah yes, the "cultural privilege" of being raised fundamentalist Christian so classical music was one of the few genres I was ALLOWED to explore. My bad.

Instagram story rants…

Anti-Intellectualism: Clinging to "lack of privilege" and "lack of exposure to the arts" as a reason to, uh, [checks notes]… Rabidly insult anyone lucky enough (through dumb chance and no thanks to my actual life circumstances, I assure you) to HAVE that privilege and exposure? Not helping your cause, sweetie. If not everyone can fit at the table, you build a bigger table. You don't destroy the table altogether in a fit of spite.

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Not sure how saying "there are $10 opera tix available" got to me being told to "take my meds and control my emotions," but… there you go. I guess if some people can't have nice things, then NOBODY should have nice things, instead of making nice things more accessible. And THAT is anti-intellectualism. HOW DARE YOU HAVE READ A BOOK. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T READ AT ALL. SHUT THE LIBRARIES DOWN. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT KEEPING YOURSELF IGNORANT AND EQUAL WITH THE LEAST OF THESE. NO ONE SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE LOWEST BAR.

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Ah yes, the "cultural privilege" of being raised fundamentalist Christian so classical music was one of the few genres I was ALLOWED to explore. My bad.

Instagram story rants…

Anti-Intellectualism: Clinging to "lack of privilege" and "lack of exposure to the arts" as a reason to, uh, [checks notes]… Rabidly insult anyone lucky enough (through dumb chance and no thanks to my actual life circumstances, I assure you) to HAVE that privilege and exposure? Not helping your cause, sweetie. If not everyone can fit at the table, you build a bigger table. You don't destroy the table altogether in a fit of spite.

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Not sure how saying "there are $10 opera tix available" got to me being told to "take my meds and control my emotions," but… there you go. I guess if some people can't have nice things, then NOBODY should have nice things, instead of making nice things more accessible. And THAT is anti-intellectualism. HOW DARE YOU HAVE READ A BOOK. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T READ AT ALL. SHUT THE LIBRARIES DOWN. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF FOR NOT KEEPING YOURSELF IGNORANT AND EQUAL WITH THE LEAST OF THESE. NO ONE SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE LOWEST BAR.

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Ah yes, the "cultural privilege" of being raised fundamentalist Christian so classical music was one of the few genres I was ALLOWED to explore. My bad.

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is now 250 years old. Did you know that he thought plenty of the arts too? Not just about economics and trade.

#theatre #theater #dance #music #poetry #literature #art #thearts #arts #economics #business #commerce #trade #wealth #innovation #prosperity #efficiency #effectiveness #profit

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/supervizion_wealth-of-nations-by-adam-smith-celebrates-activity-7439254773666570240-IBGx

Seattle Opera made a discount code TIMOTHEE for 14% off 💃😅👏

https://operawire.com/seattle-opera-announces-timothee-chalamet-discount-code-for-carmen/

#misogyny #manosphere #ballet #opera #ToxicMasculinity #conservative #femininity #TimothéeChalamet #masculinity #TheArts #PerformativeMasculinity #SeattleOpera

Seattle Opera made a discount code TIMOTHEE for 14% off 💃😅👏

https://operawire.com/seattle-opera-announces-timothee-chalamet-discount-code-for-carmen/

#misogyny #manosphere #ballet #opera #ToxicMasculinity #conservative #femininity #TimothéeChalamet #masculinity #TheArts #PerformativeMasculinity #SeattleOpera

Seattle Opera made a discount code TIMOTHEE for 14% off 💃😅👏

https://operawire.com/seattle-opera-announces-timothee-chalamet-discount-code-for-carmen/

#misogyny #manosphere #ballet #opera #ToxicMasculinity #conservative #femininity #TimothéeChalamet #masculinity #TheArts #PerformativeMasculinity #SeattleOpera

Seattle Opera made a discount code TIMOTHEE for 14% off 💃😅👏

https://operawire.com/seattle-opera-announces-timothee-chalamet-discount-code-for-carmen/

#misogyny #manosphere #ballet #opera #ToxicMasculinity #conservative #femininity #TimothéeChalamet #masculinity #TheArts #PerformativeMasculinity #SeattleOpera

Come check out local artists & buy human-made art. Support #TheArts in your community. Drop in Sunday Nov 30 between 2p-6p @ 11419 Hall Rd, Houston, TX 77089 We'll see you there! #Houston #TX #Texas
#ArtShow #Music #LiveMusic #AntiAI #NoAI #Art #Artistry #Arts #Artists #50501Houston #SCAO #CLFA

Come check out local artists & buy human-made art. Support #TheArts in your community. Drop in Sunday Nov 30 between 2p-6p @ 11419 Hall Rd, Houston, TX 77089 We'll see you there! #Houston #TX #Texas
#ArtShow #Music #LiveMusic #AntiAI #NoAI #Art #Artistry #Arts #Artists #50501Houston #SCAO #CLFA

Come check out local artists & buy human-made art. Support #TheArts in your community. Drop in Sunday Nov 30 between 2p-6p @ 11419 Hall Rd, Houston, TX 77089 We'll see you there! #Houston #TX #Texas
#ArtShow #Music #LiveMusic #AntiAI #NoAI #Art #Artistry #Arts #Artists #50501Houston #SCAO #CLFA

Come check out local artists & buy human-made art. Support #TheArts in your community. Drop in Sunday Nov 30 between 2p-6p @ 11419 Hall Rd, Houston, TX 77089 We'll see you there! #Houston #TX #Texas
#ArtShow #Music #LiveMusic #AntiAI #NoAI #Art #Artistry #Arts #Artists #50501Houston #SCAO #CLFA

Come check out local artists & buy human-made art. Support #TheArts in your community. Drop in Sunday Nov 30 between 2p-6p @ 11419 Hall Rd, Houston, TX 77089 We'll see you there! #Houston #TX #Texas
#ArtShow #Music #LiveMusic #AntiAI #NoAI #Art #Artistry #Arts #Artists #50501Houston #SCAO #CLFA

Around Cape Ann: Garden tour features ‘neighborhood gems’ | Lifestyle https://www.allforgardening.com/1347552/around-cape-ann-garden-tour-features-neighborhood-gems-lifestyle/ #art #arts #CapeAnn #culture #EarthSciences #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #gloucester #mashpee #MashpeeWampanoagTribe #massachusetts #St.Peter #TheArts #VisualArts

This #GenderDefying #Ballet #Company Has #Thrived For Fifty Years

It's #Christmas that means #Dance #sensation, #LesBalletsTrockaderodeMonteCarlo, is back #performing at the #JoyceTheater in #NewYorkCity

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Ballet #Theatre #Representation #Culture

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jerylbrunner/2024/12/20/this-gender-defying-ballet-company-has-thrived-for-fifty-years/

#Artnoir #Amplifies #Black And #Brown #Artists, Awarding Over $300,000 To More Than 160 #CreativesOfColor In 2024.

ARTNOIR’s mission to expand the #global #presence of #Black and #Brown #artists has made a profound #impact that will continue to #inspire and enable creative energy and output that fuels humanity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Philanthropy #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon

https://www.forbes.com/sites/natashagural/2024/12/20/artnoir-amplifies-black-and-brown-artists-awarding-over-300000-to-more-than-160-creatives-of-color-in-2024/

‘I'm endlessly #fascinated by the #nude’: #SomayaCritchlow’s #intimate and #confident #drawings are on exhibit in #London

‘#TripleThreat’ at #MaximillianWilliamGallery in #London is #British #artist #SomayaCritchlow’s first #show dedicated solely to her #drawings

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Entertainment #TheArts #Sketching #Culture

https://www.wallpaper.com/art/exhibitions-shows/somaya-critchlow-triple-threat-maximillian-william-gallery-london-review

When we visited our old home of #SyracuseNY in May, the wonderful Everson Museum of Art was renovating their storage facility, meaning they had stuffed a huge amount of their collection into a gallery show. It was like seeing old friends again, all this #art that we had communed with in our twenties. We got to reflect on what it all meant to us. Quite lovely. #art #TheArts #painting #FineArt #museum #museums #ArtMuseum #ArtMuseums #EversonMuseum #UpstateNY #CentralNY #Syracuse

‘#LittleHouseontheFerry’ is a Pure #Gay #Delight.

A pint-sized #production with a big #heart and hugely #talented #cast, "Little House on the Ferry" finds the #gay in everything.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Representation #Culture

https://www.metroweekly.com/2024/11/little-house-on-the-ferry-is-a-pure-gay-delight/

The #Feminist Who Inspired the #Witches of #Oz

The #untoldstory of #suffragist #MatildaGage, the #woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her #soninlaw #LFrankBaum as he #wrote his #classic #novel

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #WomensRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/

The #Feminist Who Inspired the #Witches of #Oz

The #untoldstory of #suffragist #MatildaGage, the #woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her #soninlaw #LFrankBaum as he #wrote his #classic #novel

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #WomensRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/

The #Feminist Who Inspired the #Witches of #Oz

The #untoldstory of #suffragist #MatildaGage, the #woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her #soninlaw #LFrankBaum as he #wrote his #classic #novel

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #WomensRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/

The #Feminist Who Inspired the #Witches of #Oz

The #untoldstory of #suffragist #MatildaGage, the #woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her #soninlaw #LFrankBaum as he #wrote his #classic #novel

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #WomensRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/

The #Feminist Who Inspired the #Witches of #Oz

The #untoldstory of #suffragist #MatildaGage, the #woman behind the curtain whose life story captivated her #soninlaw #LFrankBaum as he #wrote his #classic #novel

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #WomensRights #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-feminist-inspired-witches-of-oz-180985334/

A Vital New #Survey of the #Queer #History of #Photography

Drawing on one of the #oldest and #largest #photography #collections in the world, #CallingtheShots offers an #unprecedented #view of the history of photography through a #queer #lens

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Entertainment #TheArts #Photography #Representation #Culture

https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/16020/calling-the-shots-a-queer-history-of-photography-book

Still #Fighting For #LibertyandJusticeForAll:

A #Visual #History of #Black #America,
and the contributions #Black #Revolutionaries made to #America's #Founding

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Race #Entertainment #TheArts #Photography #Representation #Culture

https://lithub.com/still-fighting-for-liberty-and-justice-for-all-a-visual-history-of-black-america/

#LukeEvans’ #memoir shows why there’s no such thing as a #gay #JehovahsWitness

The only #documented #experiences we have about #growingup #LGBTQ+ as a #JehovahsWitness comes from former #members, like Evans, who have #left – or been #forced to #leave.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.advocate.com/news/luke-evans-memoir-gay-jehovahs-witness

#Discovery of #lost #OscarWilde #books #hailed a '#miracle'. #Librarian’s #detectivework links three #books to the #worldfamous #author.

The discovery is providing an #invaluable #insight into #Britain’s #LGBTQ+ #history. Only about 40 books in his 2,000+ #book #collection have since been #identified with the rest remaining #lost to the #nation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #History #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Representation #Culture

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/oscar-wilde-books-lost-discovery-miracle-ucl-history-b1193330.html

#NewYork #theater #company focused on #genderequity #embroiled in a #controversy with the #ArchdioceseofNewYork, its #landlord.

#Archdiocese #Censors #theater #company #productions that #churchofficials claim contradict #Catholic #teaching, particularly concerning #abortion and #genderidentity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Entertainment #TheArts #Censorship #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.newwaysministry.org/2024/11/11/archdiocese-of-new-york-expels-transgender-affirming-theater-group-from-catholic-school/

#NewYork #theater #company focused on #genderequity #embroiled in a #controversy with the #ArchdioceseofNewYork, its #landlord.

#Archdiocese #Censors #theater #company #productions that #churchofficials claim contradict #Catholic #teaching, particularly concerning #abortion and #genderidentity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Entertainment #TheArts #Censorship #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.newwaysministry.org/2024/11/11/archdiocese-of-new-york-expels-transgender-affirming-theater-group-from-catholic-school/

#NewYork #theater #company focused on #genderequity #embroiled in a #controversy with the #ArchdioceseofNewYork, its #landlord.

#Archdiocese #Censors #theater #company #productions that #churchofficials claim contradict #Catholic #teaching, particularly concerning #abortion and #genderidentity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Entertainment #TheArts #Censorship #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.newwaysministry.org/2024/11/11/archdiocese-of-new-york-expels-transgender-affirming-theater-group-from-catholic-school/

#NewYork #theater #company focused on #genderequity #embroiled in a #controversy with the #ArchdioceseofNewYork, its #landlord.

#Archdiocese #Censors #theater #company #productions that #churchofficials claim contradict #Catholic #teaching, particularly concerning #abortion and #genderidentity.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NewYork #Entertainment #TheArts #Censorship #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.newwaysministry.org/2024/11/11/archdiocese-of-new-york-expels-transgender-affirming-theater-group-from-catholic-school/

#Transfeminisms: The #radical #exhibitions #reframing #feminist #art practices

As the fifth and final chapter of Transfeminisms opens at #London’s #MimosaHouse, we revisit #highlights from previous #iterations of this #extraordinary #exhibition

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Photography #Representation #Culture

https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/65042/1/transefminisms-mimosa-house-sonia-boyce-cassils-exhibition-london-chapter-5

The #Story of #WomensRights: 5 #Photographers You Should Pay Attention to Right Now

Women’s Rights are #atrisk all around the world. And it shouldn’t only be highlighted by #publications around #WomensHistoryMonth.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #WomensRights #Activism #Entertainment #TheArts #Photography #Representation #Culture

https://www.thephoblographer.com/2024/11/08/the-story-of-womens-rights/

#Writing a #Lesbian #Novel Should Have Been #Easier. It Wasn’t.

In the summer of 2021, when we were publishing our first #novel, #TheViewWasExhausting, the #question we kept getting from #readers, #friends and #strangers alike was: Why is it about a #straight #couple?

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.autostraddle.com/writing-a-lesbian-novel-should-have-been-easier-it-wasnt/

2025 Calendars are now available!!

Calendar Details
Dimensions: 11" wide x 17" tall when open (8.5" tall when closed)
Paper: Thick 100# Coated Cardstock
Binding: Spiral

Calendars:
https://www.artwanted.com/deborahleague/calendar/

#calendars #calendar #wallcallendar #twentytwentyfive #newyear #newyear2025 #journal #art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #buyintoart #colorful #colorfulart #collectible #fun #cute #artmatters #supportartists #thearts #giftideas #fedigiftshop #ayearforart

2025 Calendars are now available!!

Calendar Details
Dimensions: 11" wide x 17" tall when open (8.5" tall when closed)
Paper: Thick 100# Coated Cardstock
Binding: Spiral

Calendars:
https://www.artwanted.com/deborahleague/calendar/

#calendars #calendar #wallcallendar #twentytwentyfive #newyear #newyear2025 #journal #art #artwork #artist #artists #fediart #mastoart #buyintoart #colorful #colorfulart #collectible #fun #cute #artmatters #supportartists #thearts #giftideas #fedigiftshop #ayearforart

All of #Broadway’s #theatre #lights will #dim for #actor #GavinCreel after #outcry.

An #online #petition demanding all #theatres #participate was #signed by more than 23,000 people.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Representation #RoleModels

https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/11422554adeb4b29a62da187759fac23/

Revisiting ‘#Iowa,’ #PatrickMoore’s #neglected #gay #novel

Patrick Moore’s #book is a prime example of overlooked #Midwestern #literature that deserves renewed #attention. Set against the #conservative #backdrop of #Smalltown #Iowa, the #novel explores the #life of a #closeted #gay #teenager navigating #desire, #repression, and #identity in the 1990s.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://littlevillagemag.com/plain-spoken-revisiting-iowa-patrick-moores-neglected-gay-novel/

#October #Reads for the Rest of Us

This #column by #gender and #womensstudies #librarian #KarlaStrand will #amplify #stories of #creation, #access, #use, and #preservation of #knowledge by #women and #girls worldwide; share #innovative #projects and #initiatives on #information, #literacies, #libraries, and more; and, of course, #talk about all the #books.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://msmagazine.com/2024/10/10/best-feminist-books-october-reads-for-the-rest-of-us-women-lgbtq-writers/

#StarWars #trans #clonetrooper becomes the latest #character to #trigger the ‘#antiwoke’ #brigade

#TheSecretsoftheCloneTroopers was #published on Tuesday (8 October), and included a #transgender #character called #Sister. Of course #farright #conservatives had a fit.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/10/11/star-wars-trans-stormtrooper/

#OffBroadway's #TheBigGayJamboree #Postpones #OpeningNight

#Standby #CortneyWolfson will perform for an #ailing #MarlaMindelle at a #gala #performance tonight.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Representation #Culture

https://playbill.com/article/off-broadways-the-big-gay-jamboree-postpones-opening-night

#Awardwinning #gay #Broadway #actor and #activist #GavinCreel #dead at 48

Creel, who #advocated for #marriageequality, won a #TonyAward in 2017 for #HelloDolly! and appeared in many other #acclaimed #productions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/news/gavin-creel-broadway-star-obituary

#Awardwinning #gay #Broadway #actor and #activist #GavinCreel #dead at 48

Creel, who #advocated for #marriageequality, won a #TonyAward in 2017 for #HelloDolly! and appeared in many other #acclaimed #productions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/news/gavin-creel-broadway-star-obituary

#Awardwinning #gay #Broadway #actor and #activist #GavinCreel #dead at 48

Creel, who #advocated for #marriageequality, won a #TonyAward in 2017 for #HelloDolly! and appeared in many other #acclaimed #productions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/news/gavin-creel-broadway-star-obituary

#Awardwinning #gay #Broadway #actor and #activist #GavinCreel #dead at 48

Creel, who #advocated for #marriageequality, won a #TonyAward in 2017 for #HelloDolly! and appeared in many other #acclaimed #productions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/news/gavin-creel-broadway-star-obituary

#Awardwinning #gay #Broadway #actor and #activist #GavinCreel #dead at 48

Creel, who #advocated for #marriageequality, won a #TonyAward in 2017 for #HelloDolly! and appeared in many other #acclaimed #productions.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Theatre #Music #RoleModels #Representation #Culture

https://www.advocate.com/news/gavin-creel-broadway-star-obituary

A #homophobe #rebuked an #author for including #LGBTQ #content in her #book and sparked the best #clapback to #bigotry you’ll see anytime soon

The #author of #TheFamilyUpstairs, and 21 other novels, #LisaJewell wasted no time in #crafting the #perfect #response.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture #Megathread

https://www.thepoke.com/2024/10/01/homophobe-rebukes-author-for-lgbtq-content-sparks-best-clapback-to-bigotry/

How #JackLondon Foresaw the #AntiDemocratic #Future With #TheIronHeel.

#KenMcGoogan on the #Dangers of #Oligarchic #Totalitarian #Rule in #Fiction and in #RealLife

In one of the most prescient dystopian works ever written, the #narrator describes how the #party in #government, having lost an #election, simply declined to leave office.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://lithub.com/how-jack-london-foresaw-the-anti-democratic-future-with-the-iron-heel/