Confronted with breathtaking ignorance, Harvey joyfully debunks outdated narratives with a smile, and never appears to lose his cool. Rewatching the interview is profoundly instructive for how we can be persuasive today.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/just-take-a-breath-why-are-queer-people-so-easily-offended-8dd54f52ad06?sk=ffbc84034ab1f64886c287086fe71084

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Just Take a Breath — Why Are Queer People So ‘Easily Offended’?

These days, nobody needs to be interviewed. We all rush to our keyboards or our cameras and we say what we think without anyone needing to ask. This was one of the most striking points in the new…

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Harvey Fierstein Says He’s “Banned” From Kennedy Center Amid Trump Takeover: “How Freedom Ends”

With a storied stage and screen career behind him, Harvey Fierstein is denouncing Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center.

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Harvey Fierstein to Receive Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Fierstein has won four Tony Awards, including two for his ground-breaking play 'Torch Song Trilogy'

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Harvey Fierstein, Trump, & The Kennedy Center

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Harvey Fierstein Banned From Trump’s Kennedy Center | Gay USA 3/19/2025

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Harvey Fierstein Says He’s “Banned” From Kennedy Center Amid Trump Takeover: “How Freedom Ends”
#News #Politics #DonaldTrump #Harveyfierstein #KennedyCenter #LGBTQ

https://deadline.com/2025/03/harvey-fierstein-banned-kennedy-center-trump-takeover-1236331575/

Harvey Fierstein Says He’s “Banned” From Kennedy Center Amid Trump Takeover: “How Freedom Ends”

With a storied stage and screen career behind him, Harvey Fierstein is denouncing Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center.

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Adam Epstein, Tony-Winning ‘Hairspray’ Producer, Dies at 49

His Broadway credits also included ‘Amadeus,’ ‘A View From the Bridge,’ ‘The Wedding Singer' and 'Cry-Baby.' He was, says John Waters, "a cheerleader for his productions like no other.”

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I balk at 1983 being called vintage but this was a good interview both to hear the way being gay was discussed on national TV 41 years ago and that there are still people who could learn from what Harvey Fierstein said back then. Legend.

https://www.intomore.com/culture/this-moving-vintage-clip-reminds-us-why-we-need-to-keep-saying-gay-at-all-costs/

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This moving vintage clip reminds us why we need to keep saying gay at all costs - INTO

He was so Julia for this

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