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luckygrrrPatricia Nell Warren and Her Take on the West
Patricia Nell Warren got nationwide fame as a writer in the mid-seventies with The Front Runner, a groundbreaking novel about the gay love story between an ex-marine track coach and his protégé, an Olympic athlete. But although Warren, a literary icon of the gay community, followed The Front Runner with a sequel in 1994 and … Read more
“Out West” Producer Gregory Hinton on Gay Teen Suicides
It was an unforgettable bit of impromptu television. In a setting we’re you’d more likely hear a discussion of the finer points of trash pickup, curb easements and property values, here was a city elder pleading for teenaged lives. Joel Burns, an openly gay Fort Worth City Council member, used his alloted time for comments … Read more
A Not-So-Well-Known History of the Old West
They arrived early and eager to hear about their role in history, one that has not often been studied or talked about much or even acknowledged. Almost 200 members of Southern California’s LGBT community enjoyed food and drink and conversation at the Autry Thursday night, and then they reveled in hearing “Hidden Histories,” stories of … Read more
Being “Out” in the West
Today on KPCC public radio’s “Air Talk,” Larry Mantle hosted Gregory Hinton, who conceived the Autry’s “Out West” lecture series. “Out West” explores LGBT issues and aspects of the history and life of the West. Hinton previewed Thursday evening’s event, Hidden Histories, in which he and Autry curators will highlight objects in the museum’s permanent … Read more
Richardson Part of The Autry’s Hip New Generation
Yesterday’s New York Times carried a story about the new crop of museum curators of Manhattan, whose vision is attracting younger, hipper audiences with shows like the Museum of Modern Art’s retrospective on the work of filmmaker Tim Burton. The Autry’s Jeffrey Richardson has been interviewed for a similar planned story in the Los Angeles … Read more
