Frank Ocean nominated for GLAAD music award.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Icons, Music on January 17, 2013

 

Frank Ocean has been nominated for the outstanding music artist award by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).

The American organisation monitors, how gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people are represented in the media. The musician has been recognised for his album Channel Orange. Frank Ocean made headlines last year when he became

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GLAAD announces nominees for its 2013 Media Award.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Icons on January 16, 2013

 

Today, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Agains Defamation announced nominees for its 2013 Media Awards. The GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news.

Check out the nominees!

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Dolly Parton promotes her new memoir, “Dream More: Celebrate the Dreamer in You”.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Books, Icons, Music on November 29, 2012

 

Expanding on the hugely popular commencement speech that Dolly Parton gave at the University of Tennessee, Dream More is a deeper and richer exploration of the personal philosophy she has forged over the course of her astonishing career as a singer, songwriter, performer, and philanthropist. Dolly elaborates on the four great hopes she wants us all

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Ai Weiwei & Anish Kapoor: Gangnam for Freedom.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Causes, Icons, Mission Statement., Politics on November 23, 2012

 

Why is Anish Kapoor dancing with wrist flourishes towards the camera, wearing handcuffs and black tape over his mouth? It’s to make a statement in support of Chinese dissidents like fellow artist Ai Weiwei. All to the viral K-pop tune “Gangnam Style.”

The Indian-born British artist is shown doing Psy’s horse-riding dance with help from friends

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I am a woman now.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Movies on November 22, 2012

 

Whoever wanted a sex reassignment surgery in the 1950′s could do so in Casablanca, at French gynecologist Georges Burou’s clinic, without fear of psychological examination. The French transgender singer known as Coccinelle was one of the first to use Burou’s services, and many others followed. Michiel Van Erp’s film follows five women who underwent

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Shoot: A tribute to Bettie Page.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Et Alors? Magazine, Icons, Issue01, Photos on November 15, 2012

 

Nowadays the name “Bettie Page” is infamous. Some may relate her to coinciding pin-ups such as Marilyn Monroe or even present day icons such as Dita Von Teese, others may recall her more x-rated work, however despite all this, what Miss Page did have was something that the standard 50’s pin-up did not. Page

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Liza Minnelli will guest-star as herself in NBC’s musical drama “Smash”.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons on November 15, 2012

 

Entertainment superstar Liza Minnelli will guest-star as herself in NBC’s musical drama “Smash” in the upcoming season, and will sing an original song with series star Christian Borle that was written by the show’s celebrated composer and lyricists Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

The announcement was made today by Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment:

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Mr. Pustra.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Fashion, Icons, issue02, Photos on November 11, 2012

 

“I wouldn’t mind appearing on the cover of Vogue.”Mr. Pustra aims for no less than the sky when he is asked about his goal for 2012. Knowing one should never run before one can walk, he tests the waters with an interview for Et Alors? Magazine.

Read the complete article by Akim AJ Willems

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Ford suits Bond.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Fashion, Icons, Movies on November 7, 2012

 

Tom Ford says that he’s “thrilled” with the results of dressing Daniel Craig as James Bond in the new Skyfall film. The designer has created the entire wardrobe for Craig in the film – Ford’s second time working with the famous 007 franchise.

“I was very excited when I was first approached by [film

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Madrid to Host World Pride in 2017.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Great, Icons, Party, Travel on October 17, 2012

 

At the annual conference of InterPride, held in October 2012 in Boston, United States of America, InterPride’s membership voted to establish the “WorldPride” title and awarded it to the city of Madrid, Spain. Madrid’s election means a vote of confidence for the ability of the city’s hotel and leisure infrastructure to hold such an important

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Drag King avant la lettre – Sarah Emma Edmonds.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons on September 23, 2012

 

Sarah Emma Edmonds (December 1841 — September 5, 1898), was a [Canadian]-born woman who is known for serving with the Union Army during the American Civil War.

She had always been very adventurous, and her interest in adventure was spiked by a book she had read in her youth,

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Your Et Alors? Gay Gossip Column.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art, Diary, Et Alors? Magazine, Fashion, Icons, Mission Statement., Movies, Music, Politics on September 15, 2012

 

Pitt for president It’s not the first time Brad Pitt has spoken out in favor of marriage equality but now he openly lent his support to Barack Obama, noting the president’s controversial backing of same-sex marriage. “Gay marriage is inevitable. The next generation, they get it. It is just a matter of

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Del LaGrace Volcano: A Mid-Career Retrospective.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Art, Expo, Icons, Photos on September 13, 2012

Gender variant visual artist Del LaGrace Volcano has her/his first U.S. museum exhibition of a 30-year career. A pioneer of LGBT photography, Volcano’s work undercuts assumptions about the legibility of gender. Widely celebrated as a significant figure at the center of a conversation about the body, gender and sexuality in Europe, Volcano is little shown-and therefore

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Uncle Hughy, Drag Barbie and Friend Rufus.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Diary, Et Alors? Magazine, Et Alors? TV, Icons, Music, Party, Travel, Uncategorized on August 22, 2012

 

Darlings,

We’re getting a little sloppy lately. Far away journeys, weddings and some good old holiday laziness kept us from keeping you posted on what’s happening in Gayland. Nevertheless, big news came up: we can officially count Playboy’s iconic Hugh Hefner among our ranks. Not that Julian’s favorite uncle Hughy turned gay all of

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Amsterdam Pride: Day 1.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Party on August 7, 2012

 

Darlings,

I’m writing this, next to our swimming pool, exhausted from the wonderful Amsterdam Pride and in the company of one of our only-Chanel-wearing secretaries. The girl can’t remember the words “Moet” and “Chandon” but she can sure keep our glasses filled. Meanwhile Julian and the pool boy skulked themselves in the darkroom, busy

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Cher Announces Plans to Write and Star in a Broadway Musical About Her Life.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Music on June 28, 2012

 

According to Broadway.com, Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning superstar Cher is eyeing the one award she hasn’t won: Tony. According to her Twitter feed, Cher is writing a Broadway-bound musical about her life, which will feature herself and two other actresses in the title role: A young performer will portray the singer from

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The Bearded Lady of Elk County.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Photos on June 23, 2012

 

Every town has it’s mysteries and Pennsylvania’s Elk County has it’s bearded lady.

They still don’t know the true meaning behind these pictures from the 1880′s. Some say they are two men in love who decided to try living as man and wife. They accomplished this deed by one of them posing as a

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Divine!

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons on June 21, 2012

In the Et Alors? series: The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous: Divine.

Divine born Harris Glenn Milstead in 1945, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the “Drag Queen of the Century”,Divine often performed female

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The genderbending dark side of Barbie & Ken.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Icons, Photos on June 18, 2012

 

Photographer Dina Goldstein explores the dark side of Barbie & Ken in ‘In the dollhouse’.

‘In the doll house’ examines the less than perfect life of Barbie and Ken. Barbie the most successful bombshell doll in the world who has it all, and her partner Ken, grappling with his sexuality and finds himself in

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The Talented Miss Highsmith.

Posted by Fleur & Julian in Books, Icons on June 11, 2012

 

In the Et Alors? series: The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous:Patricia Highsmith. 

Patricia Highsmith said of herself, “I am always in love. . . .” Yet at her memorial service in Tegna, Switzerland, in 1995, there were no lovers from the

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