Know Your LGBT History - A Different Story

A Different Story (1978) was a controversial movie because of what I think was a cheap ploy to attract an audience.

Here is the story - boy meets girl, boy and girl marries so that boy can stay in the country, boy and girl have sex and a child, girl catches boy cheating with another woman, boy and girl make up.

It's a standard love story except for one thing - the boy (Perry King) is gay and the woman (Meg Foster) is a lesbian.

Not bisexual, mind you, but gay and lesbian.

Hence the title, A Different Story.

This story could have worked without using sexual orientation as a cheap ploy. And don't get me started on the other lgbt characters - neurotic, hedonistic hot messes.

The movie wasn't that successful (no wonder).

But at least Perry King has nude scene. Cute tush, too. It's in the above clip.

Past Know Your LGBT History postings

Know Your LGBT History - Victim

Know Your LGBT History - The Color Purple

Know Your LGBT History - Making Love

Know Your LGBT History - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Know Your LGBT History - Noah's Arc

Know Your LGBT History - Ode to Billy Joe

Know Your LGBT History - Adorable Adrian Adonis

Know Your LGBT History - The Night Strangler

Know Your LGBT History - All in the Family

Know Your LGBT History - Tongues Untied

Know Your LGBT History - The Celluloid Closet

Know Your LGBT History - Querelle

Know Your LGBT History - Theatre of Blood

Know Your LGBT History - Strange Fruit

Know Your LGBT History - Designing Women

Know Your LGBT History - The Children's Hour

Know Your LGBT History - Sylvester

Know Your LGBT History - Once Bitten

Know Your LGBT History - The Boys in the Band

Know Your LGBT History - Christopher Morley, the crossdressing assassin

Know Your LGBT History - Midnight Cowboy

Know Your LGBT History - Dracula's Daughter

Know Your LGBT History - Blacula

Know Your LGBT History - 3 Strikes

Know Your LGBT History - Paris Is Burning

Know Your LGBT History - The Women

Know your LGBT History - Soul Plane

Know Your LGBT History - The Player's Club

Special Know Your LGBT History - Fame

Know Your LGBT History - Welcome Home, Bobby

Know Your LGBT History - Barney Miller

Know your lgbt history - The Jerry Springer Show

Know your lgbt history - Martin Lawrence and that 'gay guy' on his show

Know your lgbt history - The Ricki Lake Show

Know your lgbt history - Which Way Is Up

Know your lgbt history - Gays in Primetime Soaps

Know your lgbt history - Boys Beware

Know your lgbt history - The Boondocks

Know your lgbt history - Mannequin

Know your lgbt history - The Warriors

Know Your LGBT History - New York Undercover

Know Your LGBT History - Low Down Dirty Shame

Know Your LGBT History - Fortune and Men's Eyes

Know your lgbt history - California Suite

Know your lgbt history - Taxi (Elaine's Strange Triangle)

Know your lgbt history - Come Back Charleston Blue

Know your lgbt history - James Bond goes gay

Know your lgbt history - Windows

Know your lgbt history - To Wong Foo and Priscilla

Know your lgbt history - Blazing Saddles

Know your lgbt history - Sanford and Son

Know your lgbt history - In Living Color

Know your lgbt history - Cleopatra Jones and her lesbian drug lords

Know your lgbt history - Norman, Is That You?

Know your lgbt history - The 'Exotic' Adrian Street

Know your lgbt history - The Choirboys

Know your lgbt history - Eddie Murphy

Know your lgbt history - The Killing of Sister George

Know your lgbt history - Hanna-Barbera cartoons pushes the 'gay agenda

'Know your lgbt history - Cruising

Know your lgbt history - Foxy Brown and Cleopatra Jones

Know your lgbt history - I Got Da Hook Up

Know your lgbt history - Fright Night

Know your lgbt history - Flowers of Evil

The Jeffersons and the transgender community
 

African-Americans absent at anti-gay marriage rallies and other Friday midday news briefs

Guess who is NOT showing up at NOM’s rallies - Trust me when I say that we black folks don't have time for that type of mess.

One man (who celebrates Christmas), one woman (who observes Easter) - Do these people have to make a political/religious issue out of everything? They are probably mad because Chelsea Clinton didn't invite any of them to the wedding.

Councilwoman Getting Death Threats For Supporting Non-Discrimination Against Gays - Let's keep Councilwoman Janis Fullilove in our prayers.

More Layoffs Looming At Focus? - Just in time for James Dobson's new political group.

Calling All Tipsters: The Time To Speak Out Against Ex-Gay Abuse Is NOW - An important call to arms by Truth Wins Out.

'Porno' Pete LaBarbera for your listening pleasure

Like I said last night - if you give the religious right enough rope and they hang themselves.  Courtesy of David Pakman and Midweek Politics.comes an interview with your friend and mine, "Porno" Pete LaBarbera. If you have time and want a good laugh, check it out: