Take a Whiff of ‘Perfume’ and Enter the World of Queer Culture
How did Calvin Klein’s gender-neutral CK One, with its scent like “a vodka tonic with lemon twist”, help inspire gender revolution?Perfume follows the fragrant path into queer culture.
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Celebrity Stylist Andrew Gelwicks Has a Queer Advantage
Andrew Gelwicks interviews celebrities and other “beautiful people” who have come out of the closet and benefited from it.
Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” and Our Queer Satan
Lil Nas X’s “Satan Shoes” takes on the Devil and righteously subverts anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
It’s Not Just Queer Fashion; It’s Visual Activism
Fashion is a verb for the LGBTQ+ community, and Closet Cases shows how people use style and artifacts to build a self-image that is both a statement and a truth.
Elsa Lanchester Was Born to Defy Heteronormativity
The reissue of autobiography Elsa Lanchester, Herself, brings forth an engaging woman who helped to queer Hollywood well beyond her role in The Bride of Frankenstein.