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homomenhommes · 7 months

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THIS DAY IN GAY HISTORY

based on: The White Crane Institute's 'Gay Wisdom', Gay Birthdays, Gay For Today, Famous GLBT, glbt-Gay Encylopedia, Today in Gay History, Wikipedia, and more …

1885 – The first reported court case under the 1879 Pennsylvania fellatio statute results in a conviction being overturned and a new trial ordered to determine if the "victim" was actually an accomplice.

1900 – Karin Boye (d.1941) was born into an upper-middle-class in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1909 her family relocated to Stockholm, where she grew up and studied at the city's university college. Further studies followed at Uppsala University, where she graduated in 1928. Her professional activities consisted mainly of teaching, since writing alone could never fully sustain her.

In 1931 Boye, together with Erik Mesterton and Josef Riwkin, founded the poetry magazine Spektrum, introducing T. S. Eliot and the Surrealists to Swedish readers. Together with the critic Erik Mesterton, she translated Eliot's "The Waste Land". She was largely responsible for translating the work of T. S. Eliot into Swedish.

In 1929 she married Leif Björk but they were divorced in 1934. But Boye's life partner was Margot Hanel, a German Jewess. They met in Berlin in 1932 and lived together as a couple in Stockholm. In her novel Kris she openly described lesbian love.

In 1941 Boye committed suicide in Alingsås, due to circustances that are not alttogether clear. Shortly thereafter Hanel also killed herself.

1953 – Keith Strickland, born in Athens, Georgia, is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and one of the founding members of the all-gay The B-52s. Originally the band's drummer, Strickland switched to guitar after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985.

Strickland also plays keyboards and bass guitar on many of The B-52s recordings, and has occasionally provided backing vocals. Strickland composes the music for The B-52s. "Ricky and I used to write the music together, but now I write the individual instrument parts and arrange the instrumental compositions myself. I'm trying to convey a feeling when I compose," Strickland explains. "I think of my instrumentals as soundscapes - the chord progressions, rhythms, harmonics and musical direction are used to evoke various sonic atmospheres or moods."

Strickland announced that he was homosexual in 1992.

He has said: "Does it really matter if people come out in rock ‘n’ roll? Do people really care? When Melissa Etheridge came out, her next album went through the roof! I think it’s just a good thing to do for your self. I came out publicly, in the press, for myself. Prior to that, I’d never been asked in the press if I was gay or not but I wanted to put it out there, just for myself."

1971 – Born: American actor, writer and singer Anthony Rapp. Born in Joliet, Illinois, as Anthony Dean Rapp, his brother is the playwright Adam Rapp. He's best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in the Broadway production of Rent in 1996 and later for reprising the role in the film version and The Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009. He also performed the role of Charlie Brown in the 1999 Broadway revival of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Rapp, a self-identified "queer," is an advocate in show business for LGBT rights, having first come out as Bisexual at the age of 18 to his mother over the phone. In 2006, Rapp released a memoir about his days in Rent, as well as his mother's struggle with cancer and his experiences growing up, entitled Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent. The memoir was made into a stage production

In 2012, the periodical, Metro Weekly, referred to Rapp as "one of the first openly gay men on Broadway". During a 1997 interview with Oasis Magazine, the actor explained his sexual identity as "queer" rather than "gay": "I don't want to get into labels, but I've never labeled myself except to say I'm queer. The thing that's been most important to me to be out about is that I have been in loving relationships with men…I haven't said 'I am gay.' Because the truth is that I've also been in love with women, although the truth is I do think I'm primarily homosexual…"

He is currently starring as half of a gay couple on Star Trek: Discovery. He is the first openly gay character in a Star Trek series, and the showrunners "wanted to roll out that character's sexuality the way people would roll out their sexuality in life." Rapp noted that Hikaru Sulu was portrayed as gay in the film Star Trek Beyond, calling that "a nice nod. But in this case, we actually get to see me with my partner in conversation, in our living quarters, you get to see our relationship over time, treated as any other relationship would be treated"

In October 2017, Rapp alleged in an interview with BuzzFeed that actor Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance toward him in 1986, when Rapp was 14 years old, and Spacey was 26. Rapp added that he once met with a lawyer to discuss possible legal action, but was told there was no case worth pursuing. In response, Spacey said he did not remember the encounter, given the incident allegedly occurred 31 years ago, but nevertheless said that he was "beyond horrified to hear his story" and offered Rapp the "sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior."

1990 – A U.S. Army colonel was discharged and sentenced to 90 days in Leavenworth for appearing in drag at an AIDS benefit and kissing another man.

1992 – Portland, Oregon, police chief Tom Potter testified before a state senate committee, saying many victims of anti-gay assaults do not report the crimes because of fear that their identities will be made public.

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kurws · 1 year

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Jak to się pisze? Coś o zwijaniu żagli?

Żagle zbyt szybko się rymują z "każdy sobie sterem i okrętem", a nie o to w Kurws chodziło. Dla nas to było 14 i pół roku ćwiczeń ze studzenia ego, ale też z wychodzenia przed szereg. Od pierwszego zejścia do salki w maju 2008 roku łapaliśmy po oddechu na wstrzymanie i obserwowaliśmy, co się dzieje podczas spuszczania powietrza. I działo się: 4 albumy, split z Agathocles, side-projecty Pustostany, Brian & Bryan, Gapacombo, udział w filmie "Do it Together", w gali Carnavalu Sztuk-Mistrzów w Lublinie, nagroda Warto - to nie było nikogo z nas z osobna, tylko nasze wspólne i miało zróżnicowaną na przestrzeni lat dynamikę. Bywaliśmy jak Planetarianie bez Kapitana Planety, kiedy indziej krążyła między nami sztafeta, czasem upadała, potem ktoś ją znów podnosił. Kurws zmieniało się jak zmienialiśmy się my sami. Jak się pewnie już domyślacie, ostatnią zmianą jest decyzja o zakończeniu działalności.

Zagraliśmy dla was 346 koncertów, pierwszy w CRK z Zaklętym Kręgiem Biedoty, w rok po powstaniu. Ostatni w Kalamburze, w zeszłym miesiącu – czyli pętla wrocławska. Najdalej na zachód rozciągnięta do Lizbony, na wschód do Władywostoku, na północ do Tampere w Finlandii, a najdalej na południe aż do greckiej Kalamaty.

Najwięcej było was chyba na Stellar Swamp Festival w Brukseli, a może na Primaverze w Barcelonie - w każdym razie byliście najgłośniejsi i nie daliście nam zejść ze sceny. Pierwsze tak spazmatyczne przyjęcie to chyba jeszcze w Hemliga Trädgården w Sztokholmie w 2012, choć nie była was nawet setka. Najmniej natomiast było was… - hmm, to zależy jak patrzeć. W Kopenhadze w 2013 zeszły na nasz występ dwie osoby, natomiast rok wcześniej w Alingsås do Fabriken nie przyszedł nikt. Była za to młodzieżowa kadra domu kultury oraz pieszczochy z Mind Ghost, więc supportowaliśmy się nawzajem.

Najdłuższa przerwa techniczna w jednym koncercie trwała rok. Fasolka szparagowa, której jako jedyny spróbował nasz perkusista w dniu naszego występu w berlińskim Fehre 6, doprowadziła do najbardziej rokendrolowego epizodu w naszym życiu scenicznym. Dawid wisiał pochylony nad plastikowym wiadrem po zsunięciu się z krzesła w marszu w "Triumfie niewoli". Dobiliśmy do triumfalnej końcówki w roku 2016 na pełnym spontanie, na sprzęcie UZS. W Firleju w 2018 też przerwaliśmy kawałek, tym razem tylko na godzinę. Po brzegi wypełnił ją 60 Minut Projekt, tak, że epilog "Tanz mit Kommune 1" był już nasz. Był też koncert, który zagraliśmy w połowie jako trio, a w połowie ze spóźnionym Oskarem, który słysząc "Gigantów Jazzu" przeskakiwał przez ogrodzenia, aż tylnymi drzwiami od ogródka wpadł na scenę skłotu Oval w Londynie. Załapał się jeszcze na solówkę.

Najkrótszy gig daliśmy wykonując autorski soundtrack do gry Prince of Persia, a trwało to może z kwadrans, bo gracz znał kody i pouciekały nam levele. I z tym też trzeba się pogodzić, że one czasami uciekają. Najdłuższy gig? Może w Ljubljanie na Metelkovej po lokalsach z Barka tone in bele plombe, z półtorej godziny. Swoje zagraliśmy.

Najciszej było w poznańskich Kisielicach: piece rozkręcone na 1, bluzy na bębnach, skarpetka w saksofonie. Najgłośniej? To by trzeba wysondować. Czy najgłośniejsi byliśmy, bo bóg za konsoletą przesunął suwak, czy może sami z siebie, rezonując z otoczeniem? Po cichu liczymy na ten rezonans, bo o otoczenie również nam w tym wszystkim chodziło.

Wspólne trasy zjechaliśmy z Rank/Xerox, SJ Esau, 29.90, Målgrupp, LXMP, Can Can Heads, Polem (dzisiaj Polonką), Ukrytymi Zaletami Systemu, Sheikiem Anorakiem, Munnen, Matushką, Handle, Przepychem, Mapą, Howie’m Reevem, Tzizifrikia i ze Zdrojem - to tyle, jeśli chodzi o muzykujących, ale bardzo ważni są również ci, co trzymali kierownicę. W miarę po kolei: Koniu, Biki, Piotr Motyl, Michał Słodkiewicz, Drzazga, Tomek Suchar, Natalia Kruszelnicka-Guzy, Wojtek Jeżewski, Kuba Frank, Denis "Gazelle of Death" Aleksjejew i Filip Zakrzewski. Filip kręcił również za konsoletą, podobnie Gert-Jan Polderman. Wszystkich naszych spożytkowanych i niespożytkowanych nagrań studyjnych dokonali za to: Koniu, Gwoździu, Ozram, Semir i Sasza, Piotrek Zabrodzki i Kajetan Worsztynowicz. Płyty wszystkich rozmiarów i kasety wydawali nam Michał z Oficyny Biedota, Filip z Trującej Fali, Marek z Qulturap, Janusz z Gusstaff Records, Tomek z Behind the Mountain, Frank z Gaffer Rec, Gert i Martin z Red Wig, Sirio z Jacob Records, Pascal z Et Mon Cul C'est Du Tofu?, Bartek i Tomek z Larmo Rec, Blaise z Bat Shit, Jeff z Sweet Rot, Karel z Korobushka, Clement z Dur et Doux. Dziękujemy!

Przed oczami przelatują ruchome obrazy, wszystkie materiały wideo (autorstwa Konia z Anitą, Janka Kozy, Catariny Santos, Dominiki Łabądź, Dagmary Cieślicy, Aleksandry Sende, Maćka Chodzińskiego, Łukasza Kamińskiego i Dariusza Skażyńskiego, Ani "Zet i dwa zera", Maćka Piątka, Platy), rysunki, projekty okładek, plakatów, grafik na koszulki autorstwa naszych przyjaciół, kurwsowych satelitów i artystów, których podziwiamy i szanujemy (Markus Färber, Kuba Zasada, Siehan, Ewa Głowacka, Iwona Jarosz, Karolina Pietrzyk, Pastuszka, Stachu Szumski, Janek Koza, Zimz, Maciek Salamon, Maciek Kułakowski, Gosia Małgorzata, Karolina Stanieczek, Emilka Konwerska), obrazy zastygłe na kliszach nadwornych i okazjonalnych fotografów: Maćka Bielawskiego, Kazika Ździebły, Pawła Starca, Roberta Szabli vel Bagneta, Katariny Mamontowej i Kuby Franka. Jak widać dużo tego poza samą muzyką było. Za tym wszystkim zawsze stali przychylni nam ludzie. I im właśnie, jak również tym, którzy nas słuchali, przychodzili na koncerty i nas na nie zapraszali, ślemy wielkie, stukoczące na podwójnej stopie serce.

Przez Kurws przewinęli się: Krzysztof Tokarczyk (sax 2009 - 2012), Wojtek Bajda (klarnety 2011 - 2012), Piotrek Zabrodzki (klawisze 2012 - 2015), Piotr Łyszkiewicz (sax 2013), Oskar Carls (sax 2012 - 2022) i Filip Zakrzewski (realizacja dźwięku 2021 - 2022).

Byliśmy triem, kwartetem, kwintetem. Byliśmy tu i byliśmy właśnie tacy. Do zobaczenia w nowych wcieleniach!

Dawid Bargenda, Hubert Kostkiewicz, Jakub Majchrzak

KURWS (2008 - 2023)

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How do you spell it? Something about reeling in the sails?

The sails too quickly rhyme with "each to himself a rudder and ship," and that's not what the Kurws were about. For us, it was 14 and a half years of exercise in cooling the egos, but also in getting out in front. From the first time we went down to the hall in May 2008, we caught breath after breath on hold and watched what was happening as we let the steam off. And it was happening: 4 albums, a split with Agathocles, side-projects Pustostany, Brian & Bryan, Gapacombo, participation in the "Do it Together" documentary, the Carnaval of Arts-Masters gala in Lublin, the Warto award - it wasn't any of us individually, it was ours together and had a dynamic that varied over the years. We were like Planeteers without Captain Planet, at other times the relay circulated between us, sometimes it fell, then someone picked it up again. Kurws were changing as we were changing by ourselves. As You may have guessed by now, the most recent change is the decision to disband.

We’ve played 346 concerts for you. The first one at CRK with the Zaklęty Krąg Biedoty, a year after our formation. The last one was in Kalambur, last month. You may call it Wroclaw loop. The farthest west it was stretched to Lisbon, east to Vladivostok, north to Tampere, Finland, and the farthest south to Kalamata, Greece.

The largest number of You were probably at the Stellar Swamp Festival in Brussels, or maybe at Primavera in Barcelona - in any case, you were the loudest and didn't let us off the stage. The first such spasmatic reception happened probably still at Hemliga Trädgården in Stockholm in 2012, although there weren't even a hundred of You. By contrast, the least number of you were... - hmm, it depends how You look at it. In Copenhagen in 2013 two people came down for our show, while the year before in Alingsås no one came to the Fabriken. Instead, there was the youth staff of the community center and the Mind Ghost sweeties, so we’ve supported each other.

The longest technical break during one concert lasted a year. The string beans, which our drummer was the only one to try on the day of our performance at Berlin's Fehre 6, led to the most rock’n’roll episode of our stage life. David was hanging bent over a plastic bucket after slipping off his chair during the march in "Triumph of the unwill." We reached the triumphant end fully spontaneously in 2016, using UZS gear. In Firlej in 2018 we also interrupted the piece, this time only for an hour. It was filled to the brim by 60 Minut Projekt, so that the epilogue "Tanz mit Kommune 1" was given us back. There was also a concert, when we played half as a trio and half with the late Oscar, who, hearing "Giants of Jazz", jumped over fences until he fell through the back door from the garden onto the stage of the Oval squat in London. He still caught a solo.

The shortest gig we gave was performing the author's soundtrack for the game Prince of Persia. It lasted maybe a quarter of an hour, because the player knew the codes and we’ve run out of levels. One must accept that too. Sometimes they run away. The longest gig? Maybe in Ljubljana at Metelkova after locals from Barka tone in bele plombe. An hour and a half. Enough.

The quietest was in Poznan's Kisielice: knobs turned down to 1, t-shirts on the drums, a sock in the saxophone. The loudest? That one is questionable. Were we the loudest because the god behind the mixing desk had his gesture, or perhaps by ourselves, resonating with the environment? We're quietly hoping for that resonance, because the environment was deeply in our interest.

We've toured together with Rank/Xerox, SJ Esau, 29.90, Målgrupp, LXMP, Can Can Heads, Pole (today Polonka), Ukryte Zalety Systemu (UZS), Sheik Anorak, Munnen, Matushka, Handle, Przepych, Mapa, Howie Reeve, Tzizifriki-a and with Zdrój - so much for the musicians, but those who held the car wheel are also very important. In fairly succession: Koniu, Biki, Piotr Motyl, Michał Słodkiewicz, Drzazga, Tomek Suchar, Natalia Kruszelnicka-Guzy, Wojtek Jeżewski, Kuba Frank, Denis "Gazelle of Death" Alekseev and Filip Zakrzewski. Filip also turned the knobs, as did Gert-Jan Polderman. All of our consumed and unconsumed studio recordings were made instead by: Koniu, Gwoździu, Ozram, Semir and Sasza, Piotrek Zabrodzki and Kajetan Worsztynowicz. Cassettes and records of all sizes were issued by Michał of Oficyna Biedota, Filip of Trująca Fala, Marek of Qulturap, Janusz of Gusstaff Records, Tomek of Behind the Mountain, Frank of Gaffer Rec, Gert and Martin of Red Wig, Sirio of Jacob Records, Pascal of Et Mon Cul C'est Du Tofu?, Bartek and Tomek of Larmo Rec, Blaise of Bat Shit, Jeff of Sweet Rot, Karel of Korobushka, Clement of Dur et Doux. Thank You!

Moving images, all video footage (by Koniu with Anita, Janek Koza, Catarina Santos, Dominika Łabądź, Dagmara Cieślica, Aleksandra Sende, Maciek Chodziński, Łukasz Kamiński and Dariusz Skażyński, Ana "Zet i dwa zera", Maciek Piątek, Plata), drawings, cover designs, posters, T-shirt graphics by our friends, kurws satellites and artists we admire and respect fly before our eyes (Markus Färber, Kuba Zasada, Siehan, Ewa Głowacka, Iwona Jarosz, Karolina Pietrzyk, Pastuszka, Stachu Szumski, Janek Koza, Zimz, Maciek Salamon, Maciek Kułakowski, Gosia Małgorzata, Karolina Stanieczek, Emilka Konwerska - this one is to You!), images frozen on film by our regular and occasional photographers: Maciek Bielawski, Kazik Ździebło, Paweł Starzec, Robert Szabla vel Bagnet, Katarina Mamontowa and Kuba Frank. As you can see, there was a lot of it besides the music itself. Behind all of this there were always supportive people. And it is to them, as well as to those who listened to us, came to the concerts and invited us to them, that we send a big heart, beating on a double kick.

Those who passed through the Kurws: Krzysztof Tokarczyk (sax 2009 - 2012), Wojtek Bajda (clarinets 2011 - 2012), Piotrek Zabrodzki (keyboards 2012 - 2015), Piotr Łyszkiewicz (sax 2013), Oskar Carls (sax 2012 - 2022) and Filip Zakrzewski (live mix 2021 - 2022).

We were a trio, a quartet, a quintet. We were here and we were just this. See you in the new incarnations!

Dawid Bargenda, Hubert Kostkiewicz, Jakub Majchrzak

KURWS (2008 - 2023) (photo credit by Adam Bagnowski)

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