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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
Benjamin Bratt and Peter Bratt Address the Politics of Ethnicity
The 2009 indie movie La Mission, produced, written and directed by Peter Bratt and starring his brother Benjamin Bratt, just may be the kind of film that merits being described as hard to categorize. So many currents run through it that it doesn’t fit neatly into any one pigeon hole. On Oct. 20, the Autry … 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
George Takei on His Human Rights Activism
I realized I’d made a mistake as soon I asked George Takei about his “new” role as a human rights activist, alluding to his outspokenness on the issue of gay marriage. This role is not new, he corrected me. He has been speaking out for equality of all kinds his entire adult life, because of … 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
