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Friday, 27 February 2015

Coded Lives : 3 - The Chevalier's Secret

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The main task of any code is to disguise the true meaning of things, to keep reality a secret, to keep people guessing. And no-one kept ...
Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Around the World in 80 Gays : Part 4 - A Torch

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Last Time : German athlete 7) Otto Peltzer competed at the 1928 Olympics at which 8) Renée Sintenis won a bronze medal, and at which gam...
Saturday, 21 February 2015

The Seven Deadly Gay Sins : Seeing Red With Anger

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The most popular of my tours of lgbt Nottingham is entitled “The 7 Deadly Gay Sins”. The Medieval world assigned colours to each of the t...
Thursday, 19 February 2015

Out of Their Trees : Freedom!

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Today’s genealogical quest for US Black History Month looks at the African-American poet Cyrus Cassells. This is also the first of several...
Monday, 16 February 2015

Coded Lives : 2 - The Kahlo Secret

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Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is Hispanic America’s most famous female artist. Like so many painters she put her own feelings and emotions into ...
Friday, 13 February 2015

Saints for Valentine

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I know I'm a day early, but I want to wish you a Happy St. Valentine’s Day. I thought I’d use today, Friday 13 th , as a better day to...
Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Around the World in 80 Gays : Part 3 - An Olympiade

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Last time : (4) Otto Rahn’s search for the Holy Grail influenced the book “The Da Vinci Code”, featuring (5) Leonardo da Vinci’s alleged...