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Candis Cayne 2008-11-04 20:00:00 Known as: American actress, model and cabaret performer.Known for:- Her groundbreaking role as William Baldwin's sultry mistress Carmelita on Dirty Sexy Money; she is the first transgender actress to play a regular transgender role on a primetime network series.- On film, has appeared in Wigstock: The Movie, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar; Stonewall and Starrbooty.- Began as a pop
George Cukor 2008-11-04 16:29:09 Known as: American director.Known for:- His prolific film career as a "director of women's pictures" (studio era Hollywood-speak for a gay director), including five Academy Award nominations for Little Women, The Philadelphia Story, A Double Life, Born Yesterday and My Fair Lady. He won the Oscar for the latter.- Other certified classics in his filmography include Dinner at Eight, Camille, The Wom Read more:George
Sandra Bernhard 2008-11-04 12:03:38 Known as: American comedian, actress, writer and singer.Known for:- Early stand-up work, culminating with her hit Off-Broadway one-woman show, Without You I'm Nothing, which was also turned into a movie and a double comedy album.- On film, has co-starred in The King of Comedy and Hudson Hawk and appeared in the documentaries Truth or Dare and Unzipped.- As Nancy Bartlett on the classic sitcom Rose Read more:Sandra
Marlon Brando 2008-11-03 20:00:01 Known as: American actor, director and activist.Known for:- Legendary actor of stage and screen, he made his Broadway debut in I Remember Mama, but achieved stardom with his iconic portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.- Hollywood soon called for the film version of Streetcar, his first of eight Academy Award nominations. He would win Oscars for On the Water
Jennifer Baumgardner 2008-11-03 16:06:57 Known as: American writer, activist and producer.Known for:- Her books, including Manifesta: Young Women, Feminism and the Future; Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism and Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics.- Has written for numerous magazines, including Ms., Glamour and Maxim.- Co-produced the documentary Speak Out: I Had an Abortion.Know more:- Wikipedia page- Internet Movie Database p
Paolo Andino 2008-11-02 18:00:01 Known as: American actor.Known for:- His hunky and hilarious WeHo Express delivery man Naldo (among other characters) on Logo's The Big Gay Sketch Show.- Other television appearances include One Life To Live, As the World Turns, Guiding Light and Law & Order.- On film, he has appeared in the independent features Choking Man and Shut Up and Do It!Know more:- Internet Movie Database page- Movie Read more:Paolo
Dispatch from The QuOD: Come on Over to MySpace 2008-11-02 10:48:52 The QuOD is going places ... specifically, to MySpace
! Take a look at our brand new and terribly official page right here.It will serve as a "one-stop shopping" for all the official MySpace pages linked in the individual entries here at The QuOD, plus the various tribute pages and the like found all over the MySpace place.Read the first blog post there for more details! Read more:Dispatch
Angie Zapata 2008-11-02 00:46:26 Known as: American hate crime victim.Known for:- A 20-year old transgender Latina living in Greeley, Colorado, she was beaten to death on July 17, 2008 by a sex partner who discovered that she was transgender.Know more:- The LGBT Hate Crimes Project page- Tribute pageShop for Angie
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Jessica Xavier 2008-11-02 00:11:09 Known as: American activist, writer and singer/ songwriter.Known for:- Involvement with such GLBT activist organizations as It's Time, America!, Transgender Nation and Gay Men and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV).- Author of many essays and columns in GLBT newspapers, newsletters and journals.- Lead singer and songwriter of the band Me Neither.Know more:- BiographyShop for Jessica
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Diana Yanez 2008-11-02 00:07:44 Known as: American comedian, actress and producer.Known for:- Member of the improv and sketch comedy group The Gay Mafia and its all-girl spin-off Aunt Flo.- Guest starred on such popular TV series as Criminal Minds, The Shield an Boston Legal; also performed on and produced Logo's comedy showcase Outlaugh!- Co-starred in Margaret Cho's Off-Broadway burlesque variety show, The Sensous Woman.Know m Read more:Diana
Mike White 2008-11-01 12:11:33 Known as: American actor, writer, director and producer.Known for:- Writing and starring in the films Chuck & Buck, The Good Girl, Orange County and The School of Rock.- Writer and producer on Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks.- Also acted in the The Stepford Wives remake and guest starred on Pushing Daisies.- Made his directorial debut with the 2007 Molly Shannon comedy Year of the Dog.Know Read more:White
Clive Barker 2008-10-31 22:46:49 Known as: English writer, director, producer and artist.Known for:- His best-selling line of horror fiction, starting with his six volume Books of Blood short story collections. He also writes in the fantasy genre.- Film work includes experimental shorts (The Forbidden, Salome), screenplays (Underworld, Rawhide Rex) and directing (Hellraiser, Nightbreed, Lord of Illusions). Films based on his writ Read more:Barker
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James Whale 2008-10-31 22:00:00 Known as: English director.Known for:- Began his directorial career with the acclaimed original stage production of R.C. Sherriff's war drama Journey's End in London's West End. He would also direct the play's Broadway production and the film version.- Director of the horror movie classics Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man. Other notable films include Waterloo Bridge, Th Read more:James
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Bruce LaBruce 2008-10-31 19:20:32 Known as: Canadian writer, director, actor, producer and photographer.Known for:- First gained public attention with the publication of his own queer punk zine J.D.s. He currently writes and photographs for a variety of publications, including Vice and BlackBook magazine.- Has produced, directed, wrote and often acted in a number of controversial films which merged the artistic techniques of indep Read more:Bruce
Bruce Vilanch 2008-10-31 19:15:50 Known as: American writer, actor and comedian.Known for:- A prolific comedy writer on everything from The Brady Bunch Hour to the Academy Awards, for which he has won two Emmy Awards. He has also written material for several stage acts, including Michael Feinstein, Bette Midler and Diana Ross.- As an actor, he has appeared in the films Mahogany, Circuit and Tru Loved and on television's Bosom Budd Read more:Bruce
Rick R. Reed 2008-10-31 18:00:01 Known as: American writer.Known for:- His fiction, including the best selling Penance and Obsessed, has earned him the description "the Stephen King of gay horror" (Unzipped magazine).- A Face Without a Heart, his modern-day version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, was named best horror novel of the year by QueerHorror.com.Know more:- Official site- Official MySpace pageShop for Rick
Dispatch from The QuOD: Halloween Treats 2008-10-31 08:00:02 In recognition of All Hallows Eve this October 31st, today's entries will profile four frightful fellows known for their expertise in things that go bump in the night. Read more:Dispatch
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs 2008-10-31 05:26:02 Known as: German writer and activist.Known for:- Known as the "pioneer of the modern gay movement", he is the author of the truly groundbreaking 1862 essay Researches on the Riddle of Male-Male Love, which explained such love as natural and biological.- Before the term "homosexuality" was even coined, he was quite possibly the first person to ever publicly come out when he pleaded at the Congress
Gianni Versace 2008-10-30 16:00:01 Known as: Italian fashion designer and costume designer.Known for:- Founded his fashion label, Gianni
Versace S.p.A. (more commonly referred to as simply Versace), in 1978. The international fashion house produces accessories, fragrances, makeup, home furnishings and, of course, clothing.- Contributed costume designs for such films as Showgirls and Judge Dredd and the television series Miami Vice Read more:Gianni Versace
George Takei 2008-10-30 08:07:08 Known as: American actor, author and activist.Known for:- Playing Hikaru Sulu on the classic sci-fi TV series Star Trek and in six feature films, plus the internet series Star Trek: New Voyages.- Other films include Ice Palace, Hell to Eternity, Moituri, The Green Berets and Mulan.- Television appearances include The Twilight Zone, Mission: Impossible, The Simpsons, Will & Grace, 3rd Rock from Read more:George
Lily Tomlin 2008-10-30 04:15:30 Known as: American actress, comedian, writer and producer.Known for:- First gained fame on television's classic sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, which featured her iconic characters Ernestine the telephone operator and Edith Ann.- She has won several Emmy Awards for her comedy specials and has also co-starred on such series as Murphy Brown, The West Wing and (currently) Desperate
Dirk Shafer 2008-10-30 03:45:02 Known as: American model, actor, director and writer.Known for:- Playgirl magazine's "Man of the Year" for 1992.- He wrote, directed and starred in Man of the Year, a mockumentary about his time as a semi-closeted gay man in the role of a heterosexual sex symbol.- He also wrote and directed the film Circuit.Know more:- Wikipedia page- Internet Movie Database pageShop for Dirk Shaferitems on Amazon
Silvio Horta 2008-11-24 09:27:29 Known as: American writer and producer.Known for:- Award winning creator, head writer and executive producer of Ugly Betty.Know more:- Wikipedia page- Internet Movie Database pageRelated posts on The QuOD:- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2008Shop for Silvio Hortaitems on Amazon.com.
Dan Jinks 2008-11-24 09:21:03 Known as: American producer.Known for:- The Academy Award winning American Beauty; co-founder (with Bruce Cohen) of The Jinks/Cohen Company, whose other productions include Pushing Daisies and Milk.Know more:- Wikipedia page- Internet Movie Database pageRelated posts on The QuOD:- Spotlight On: The Out 100 2008Shop for Dan Jinksitems on Amazon.com.
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