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Comment on Sister Cities of St. Petersburg, Russia: Suspend “Sister City” Status Until Anti-Gay Law is Repealed by SHARP

SHARP — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:04:46 +0000

Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, California, USA
Hon. Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki, Finland
Hon. Martin O’Malley, Governor, State of Maryland, USA
Hon. Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris, France
Hon. Bart De Wever, Mayor of Antwerp, Belgium
Hon. Xavier Trias, Mayor of Barcelona, Spain
Hon. Ahmed Aboutaleb, Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Hon. Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Québec City, Québec, Canada
Hon. Bill Foster, Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Hon. Anneli Hulthén, Mayor of Göteborg, Sweden
Hon. Eduardo Paes, Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rt. Hon. Donald Wilson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Rt. Hon. Elaine Boyes, Lord Mayor of Manchester, United Kingdom
Rt. Hon. Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
Hon. Dr. Dorothee Stapelfeldt, Mayor of Hamburg, Germany
Hon. Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm, Sweden

Comment on “America Welcomes Tom of Finland” – 1978 by SHARP

SHARP — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:46:47 +0000

A PRICELESS INTERVIEW! Here’s the history. Having met Tom of Finland when I was the editor in chief of Drummer, I asked, at one of our “Drummer Salon” suppers, if Tom would like to be interviewed by our star reporter Robert Opel. Tom, who was a very gentle, quiet, and sweet man, said yes. So as editor scoring the terrific Tom, I happily produced that seminal interview for Drummer 22 (May 1978). For information on why Tom of Finland never appeared on the cover of Drummer while the first publisher John Embry owned the magazine, please use the SEARCH feature at http://www.JackFritscher.com, or read the leather history book, “Gay San Francisco: Eyewitness Drummer” in paperback or Kindle. Here’s a link to read reviews at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gay-San-Francisco-Eyewitness-ebook/dp/B0041T4GT2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1360972059&sr=1-1&keywords=gay+san+francisco Enjoy!

Jack Fritscher, Ph.D.
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Comment on ToFF Drawing Workshop – 10th February – LA by SHARP

SHARP — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:24:47 +0000

PLUS Mike (Big Muscle Go-Go from Eagle/Faultline)!

Comment on Russia moves to enact anti-Gay law nationwide by SHARP

SHARP — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:17:42 +0000

United Nations experts call on Russia to drop anti-gay bill

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/02/01/united-nations-experts-call-on-russia-to-drop-anti-gay-bill/

A group of experts from the United Nations have urged Russia to drop its draft law forbidding “homosexual propaganda”, and have said that it would undermine the human rights of LGBT people in the country.

The draft law, submitted in March 2012, details that the “promotion of homosexuality” among children could warrant fines of 4,000-5,000 rubles (£85-105) for individuals, 40,000-50,000 rubles (£850-1050) for officials, and 400-500,000 (£8,500-10,500) rubles for businesses.

Similar laws have already been passed regionally in ten different areas of Russia, but this bill would impose the law nationwide.

388 members of the state Duma voted for the bill, one voted against, and one member chose to abstain. 60 others did not vote.

Comment on Hey, it’s our 28th birthday today! by SHARP

SHARP — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:54:15 +0000

http://antebellumgallery.blogspot.com/2012/12/tom-of-finland-foundation-hits-28-years.html?zx=5c10b2c3b7d01433

Comment on TOM – ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GAY MEN IN THE WORLD by SHARP

SHARP — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:25:28 +0000

TOM is in good company; the list in "Mate" magazine is topped by Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates and Alexander the Great. Tom of Finland bland de mest betydelsefulla homosexuella

Comment on Mark Herman has passed away by SHARP

SHARP — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:52:52 +0000

A Memorial for Mark will be held Sunday November 18th at 1:00 pm in La Canada Flintridge, California.

Comment on Valentine Hooven – Palm Springs – through 30th November by SHARP

SHARP — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 06:34:36 +0000

Extended till end of the month.

Comment on ‘We the People’ at Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Space – through 17th November by SHARP

SHARP — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:18:34 +0000

Due to strong visitor response and enthusiastic support, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Project Space is happy to announce the extension of its inaugural exhibition, We the People, now scheduled to run an additional week through Saturday, November 17th.

Comment on TOM dans le tout nouveau livre sur l’art de la bande dessinée by SHARP

SHARP — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 02:51:00 +0000

Through his drawings, TOM created and popularized Gay fantasy archetypes.

Since the 1960s, his art has revolutionized Gay imagery with strong men, dressed not as “sissies”, but in the uniforms of men. His work has contributed to the self-confidence of the Homosexual, but it also sparked international controversy because of its sexual content.

Tom of Finland and Ralf König are presented as the two most important designers dealing with Homosexuality.