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Following is a comprehensive list of the celebrated figures we lost in 2024.
Each name is followed by the deceased figure's age at the time of death, birth and death dates, a description and a link to the original obit. See any typos? Give me a holler.
Who did I miss?
Read 'em and weep ...
ABOVE: My Facebook pal Glenn Scarpelli is here to show us that not all teen heartthrobs come to unsavory endings, and that sometimes — titties are forever. Glow-up!
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Today, the GLBT Historical Society today launches Focus on Living: Portraits of Americans with HIV and AIDS, a new photography exhibition by San Francisco's Roslyn Banish. It will be viewable at the GLBT Historical Society Museum in the Castro all the way through March.
In the exhibit are 16 portraits of people living with HIV, and includes interviews.
GLBT Historical Society Executive Director Roberto Ordeñana says:
Roslyn Banish’s unadorned portraits provide a window into the day-to-day struggles and triumphs of people living with HIV. This exhibition reminds us of the enduring impact of the epidemic and the importance of preserving and sharing these personal stories as part of LGBTQ history.
The GLBT Historical Society Museum is at 4127 18th St. in the Castro, and is open Tuesday-Sunday 11-1 and 1:30-5.
Available today — World AIDS Day — is Facing It: A Novel of AIDS by the late Paul Reed, which is published by The Library of Homosexual Congress, the imprint from Rebel Satori Press curated by Tom Cardamone and Sven Davisson.
The book has a new intro from biographer Jerry Rosco.
When Facing It came out 40 years ago, it was one of the first novels about HIV/AIDS. Sadly, Reed died in 2002.
ABOVE: He's got the right stuff.
BELOW: Keep reading for Omar's butt, JD Vance wanting to marry Trump and more ...
Mr World 2024 pic.twitter.com/6SDccL164M
— Emilio EstaVez (@11701Carlos) November 22, 2024
ABOVE: They had me at Argentina and Peru sealed the deal with the stoop. U.S.A. just looks so right-wing. Unfair? Maybe, but I just watched Civil War and am still mentally dodging bullets.
ABOVE: Anytime Marc Samuel speaks, it's worth hearing.
BELOW: Keep reading for the lost of an LGBTQ+ NYC legend, Nancy Mace's dubious convictions and more ...
ABOVE: Love me some Sam Waterston.
BELOW: Keep reading for Luke Evans on losing his religion, RFK Jr.'s Family Ties fan and more ...
