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hyliantomatoes

wait now i’m curious what’s everyone’s go-to pair of shoes

#converse

homoqueerjewhobbit

Do you remember the first time you heard/read/saw a version of the Cinderella story?

No, it was kind of always there

Yes, and I'll tell you my first Cinderella in the notes

Remaining time: 5 days 22 hours

(this includes other cultural versions of the same story with different names, I know there are like 1,000).

#pretty sure disney was first #but i also had a picture book that was closer to the grimm’s version

herpsandbirds

mortalfortaxpurposes

IT'S OUT AND IT'S A COVER MICHAEL DAY ASKED HIM TO BE ON

#holy shit!#happy fucking birthday to me #this is so beautiful #he’s beautiful #they are all beautiful #i love everything about this #patrick stump #michael day #black velvet band

God damn it. What’s the point of being able to power through migraines and joint pain if I’m still a Giant Fucking Baby who whines and moans through the entire healing process of every wound!?

#the stitches on my head are driving me mad #it hasn’t even been a week

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I’m watching that documentary “Before Stonewall” about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one “known homosexual”. The “known homosexual” is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.

So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there’s nothing wrong with him mentally and he’s never been arrested. When asked whether he’d take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he’s gay, he says that they didn’t up until tonight, but he guesses they’re going to find out, and he’ll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like …why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says “I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself.”

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale’s boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary.

Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson’s disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

It appears that no one has made the connection between Dale Olson the publicity agent instrumental in the AIDS debate and Dale Olson the 22-year-old first openly gay man on TV. So I thought I’d make it. For Pride month, an unsung gay hero.

is-the-post-reliable

RATING: RELIABLE

you can listen to the clip of the 1954 interview here and find him on wikipedia here

gaybichon

CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL (full performance from the 2026 tony awards)

#cats the jellicle ball #i got to see it #and it was so good!

bestcoversong

Round 1

Pick the cover song you like better.

Carry on Wayward Son* by Vivien Armour and others

Hallelujah** by Daniel Kahn

Voting ended onJun 12

Vote solely on the cover versions, NOT the original songs.

Original artists included for clarification purposes only.

* originally by Kansas

** originally by Leonard Cohen

#part of me wanted to vote spn musical #because i’ll never escape it #but then i listened to that hallelujah cover

pollsforadults

Spin the wheel. Now, imagine you're on a first date with someone who says they`re a [result]. How does this affect the odds of a second date?

100% guarantee I'll want a second date

It's significantly more likely

The odds don't change

It's significantly less likely

There wont be a second date. Absolutely not

Remaining time: 15 hours 23 minutes

Picker Wheel is a wheel spinner for a random picker. Various functions & customization. Enter choices or names, spin the wheel to decide a r

(anon submission)

#if you like human centipede enough to call yourself a stan #our freaks are not compatible

inkwhelp

people who are gay: yeah i’m gay

people who are straight: yeah i’m straight

people who are aroace: have you seen project hail mary

its-emimi

Happy Pride month! 🌈

wordfather

idk if this is an usamerican thing or not but it always blows my mind as a small european country resident that yall have many names and types of apples???? what do you mean its not just red yellow or green??? why is it so complicated??? who is granny smith????

wordfather

'whats your favorite apple' 'red' 'no i mean like what type' '??????' actual conversatiom i've had with a mutual from usa

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