April 12

4/12/2023

A Good Happy Girl, Amy Ray, Carrie Schrader, Danielle Savre Stefania Spampinato, Jennifer Knapp, Magda Szubanski, Marissa Higgins, Maya Bishop and Dr. Carina DeLuca, Station 19, The Three beers problem

BCE to The Suffragettes

1940s The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

Pop Culture North America Moment

1954

Atlantic Records releases Shake, Rattle and Roll by Big Joe Turner.

Meanwhile at Decca Records: Bill Haley and His Comets recorded “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” at the Pythian Temple, “a big, barn-like building with great echo,” in New York City. Most music historians agree that the song, featured in the 1955 film “Blackboard Jungle,” ushered in the rock ‘n’ roll era. It hit #1 on June 29, 1955, stayed there for eight weeks, remained on the charts for a total of 24 weeks, and has sold more than 25 million copies. Written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers, ‘Rock Around The Clock’ was first recorded by Italian-American band Sonny Dae and His Knights.

1955

The national radio show “Your Hit Parade” celebrated its 20th anniversary.

1957

“Alan Freed’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Easter Jubilee” opened for a ten-day run at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater. Male Performers mostly and LaVern Baker

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

04-12-1961 Magda Szubanski – Born in Liverpool, England. She is an Australian television and film actress, comedian, and writer

. In 2015, she released her memoir Reckoning. Twice she has been number one as Australia’s most recognized and trusted personality. In 2017, she was one of the most prominent faces of the Marriage Equality campaign in Australia and was thought of as crucial in the success of the “Yes” campaign.

On February 14, 2012, Szubanski came out in a statement supporting same-sex marriage and stated that she “absolutely identifies as gay” in an interview on Australian TV.

04-12-1964 Amy Ray – Born in Decatur, Georgia. She is an American singer/songwriter and one of the contemporary folk duo Indigo Girls. She has also released six albums under her own name, and founded Daemon Records. Indigo Girls was formed in 1986 by Ray and Emily Saliers. The two women have known each other since elementary school. Ray currently lives in North Georgia with her wife, Carrie Schrader. The couple have a daughter. Ray is also a political and social activist, supporting gay rights, women’s rights, indigenous struggles, gun control, and environmental protection.

1970s: Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1975

Singer/dancer/actress (Moulin Rouge, Zouzou)/civil rights activist Josephine Baker died of a cerebral hemmorrhage at 68.

USA Pop Chart Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin’ You” at #2, “Poetry Man” by Phoebe Snow at #5, “Lady Marmalade” by LaBelle at #8,

04-12-1975 Jennifer Knapp – Born in Chanute, Kansas. She is an American-Australian folk rock and formerly contemporary Christian musician.

She is best known for her first single Undo Me. Following the end of her 2002 tour, Knapp moved to Australia and became an Australian citizen. April 13, 2010, in simultaneous interviews with Christianity Today, Reuters, and The Advocate, Knapp came out as a lesbian. She had been in a same-sex relationship since 2002. In 2011, she launched Inside Out Faith, an advocacy organization for LGBT people of faith.

1980s The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1980

USA Pop chart “Call Me” by Blondie at #2,

1986

USA Pop chart The Bangles had the #3 song with “Manic Monday”,

1990s: The Queer Slur Reclaimed: Act Up! Lesbian Avengers and Queer Nation

1997

USA LP charts Falling Into You was moving back up to #2 the chart for Celine Dion after 55 weeks of release while Spice by the Spice Girls was third.

1999

Shania Twain becomes the first female artist in music history to sell at least 10 million units with back to back releases. Taylor Swift broke this record, as Twain had broken Patsy Cline’s.

2000s – “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2005

Mariah Carey released the CD “The Emancipation of Mimi.” It entered the U.S. album chart at #1, went six times platinum in less than a year, and became the most successful album of 2005.

2006

Martha And The Vandellas‘ version of “Dancing in the Street” is announced as one of 50 sound recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry.

2008

With her latest single “4 Minutes,” Madonna surpassed Elvis Presley as the artist with the most all-time Top Ten Hits on the Billboard pop chart .

Blogger Nina Notes: 1956 and 1957, Presley’s most productive chart years are not counted since the 1980s on official charts to favour those era artists.

2010s Avocado Toast is the new Latte cheaper made at home, tastes better out

2010

The Vatican’s official newspaper L’Osservatore Ramano published a story praising The Beatles and saying that it forgave John Lennon for his 1966 comment that the group was “bigger than Jesus.” Lennon told a British newspaper in 1966 – at the height of Beatlemania – that he did not know which would die out first, Christianity or rock and roll.

2016

A report showed that British artists including Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Adele had helped the music industry return to meaningful growth for the first time in almost 20 years. British artists accounted for five of the top 10 selling albums during 2015, as the global music industry generated $15bn (£10.5bn).

April 12, 2019 (day varies from year to year) is a student-led national event that brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. Students from middle school to college take a vow of silence in an effort to encourage schools and classmates to address the problem of ant-LGBTQ behavior by illustrating silencing effect of bullying and harassment on LGBT students and those perceived to be LGBT.

No consideration of Cotton Ceiling harassment tho.

2020s: Unnamed Common Oppressor/Religion VS: Sex/Gender Ideas vs Global Reality

2023

Gay men have NAMBLA….

just saying….

https://scroll.in/article/1047211/interview-gay-lesbian-couples-should-be-allowed-to-adopt-no-evidence-of-adverse-impact-on-child

Interview: ‘Gay, lesbian couples should be allowed to adopt. No evidence this could harm the child’

The Indian Psychiatric Society has extended support for same-sex marriage, adoption, on the basis of scientific research, says psychiatrist Alka Subramanyam.

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The Three Beers marketing Problem….

Bud Light confirmed that beer is the difference between how men see the world.

Gay men always say the the difference between a gay one and a straight man is THREE BEERS

https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/bud-light-distributors-spooked-by-backlash-to-dylan-mulvaney-partnership

Bud Light distributors ‘spooked’ by backlash to Dylan Mulvaney…

Anheuser-Busch distributors in the South were “spooked” by the widespread backlash Bud Light received after teaming up with transgender social media star Dylan Mulvaney.

nypost.com

2024

the article does not say but Dyke “LGBTQ” night sounds like men the harm done to the lesbian community is irreparable. #CottonCeilingEndedPride https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/12/new-lgbtq-event-pop-up-dkye-nite-st-pete

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/station-19-stars-reflect-legacy-one-tvs-beloved-lesbian-romances-rcna147420

NBC News

‘Station 19’ stars reflect on the legacy of ‘Marina,’ one of TV’s m…

Danielle Savre and Stefania Spampinato, who play Maya Bishop and Dr. Carina DeLuca on the ABC series, look back on the evolution of their characters’ relationship.