Gay Birthdays for March 26th

[Ruralguy]

A. E. Housman, 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936 was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.

When I was one-and-twenty from A Shropshire Lad is a personal favorite.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
‘Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;

Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.’
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.

When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
‘The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
’Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.’
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true.


Tennessee Williams (1911-1983)
wrote directly about homosexuality only in his short stories, his poetry, and his late plays.


Leigh Bowery, (1961-1994)
Club host, fashion designer, face about town, and artists' muse.
Bowery's life is the subject of a recent musical, Taboo, with a score by Boy George (George O'Dowd).

Australian lesbian poet Dorothy Porter (1954-2008)

[zeon]

i dont think ive heard of them but none the less...

AE houston Happy 152nd Birthday
Tennessee williams happy 100th Birthday (my late great granddad was born in this year 2 days after titanic sank)
Leigh bowery Happy 50th Birthday
Doroty Porter Happy 57th Birthday

[East]

All my lovers except for one and most of my boyfriends have been born the last week in March...great week! I also used to go to see Diana Ross alot and it is her birthday as well. Teddy Pendergrass (RIP) was also born on this day...though not openly gay pretty much everyone knew he was at least bi if not gay...he was paralyzed in a car accident with a drag queen in the back..it was rumored that they were having sex at the time of the accident. His voice turns me on..ALOT....he sends goosebumps up my spine.

I am familiar with Porter and Williams...thanks for the info on the other two. Interesting thread!

[Ruralguy]

I didn't know that about Teddy Pendergrass. As I work from home, I always have the radio on in the background and must hear this song at least once a day on their playlist. And now I will always smile at the irony of the title of this song whenever I hear it.