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MY NAME IS MIRIAN

CHARLAMAGNE- CTHAGOD- INTERVIEWS KANYE WEST- POST RACIAL AMERICA?

CHARLAMAGNE- CTHAGOD- INTERVIEWS KANYE WEST- MAY 1ST, 2018

THE RED CARPET 2018

THREE MEN & A BABY: A STORY BY RICK CASTRO

SOMETIME DURING 1995 I WAS HAVING DINNER WITH MY THEN BOYFRIEND "DAN."

WE WERE DINING AT EL COMPADRE RESTAURANT ON SUNSET BOULEVARD.

 A MEXICAN PLACE IN HOLLYWOOD THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. 

I THINK SINCE 1975. 
THE FOOD WAS JUST OK, AS ARE MOST MEXICAN RESTAURANTS  IN THE STATES.  SOME PLACES GET IT BETTER THAN OTHERS, BUT FOR THE MOST PART
 THEY'RE ALL CLICHE.

THE DRINKS WERE GOOD. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A STRONG MARGARITA. 

WE WERE THERE TO DRINK.

WE WERE SEATED ACROSS FROM WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HOT DADDY COUPLE. TWO MEN IN THEIR- I'M GUESSING-40'S, WITH A LITTLE GIRL WHO I'M SURE WAS THEIR DAUGHTER.

DAN AND I WERE MESMERIZED. 
BACK IN THE 90'S IT WAS RARE TO SEE A GAY MALE COUPLE WITH A CHILD. OCCASIONALLY YOU'D SEE A LESBIAN COUPLE WITH KIDS, 
BUT HARDLY EVER A MALE COUPLE.

THE DAUGHTER WAS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. SHE WAS A PEACH OF A DOLL. 
THEY HAD HER IN A SATIN BLUE DRESS WITH PUFFY SLEEVES.
 FULL SKIRT WITH PETTICOAT UNDERNEATH. SHE HAD A MATCHING BOW IN HER HAIR, STYLED IN RINGLETS. BLACK PATENT LEATHER MARY JANE'S AND
 LITTLE WHITE SOCKS WITH LACE TRIM.

PICTURE IF YOU WILL MY DEAR READERS A CAUCASIAN QUINCEANERA. 

SHE HAD THE PRETTIEST EYES, SWEETEST SMILE AND LITTLE BUTTON NOSE.
 SHE WAS HAVING THE TIME OF HER LIFE. 
WHO WOULDN'T WITH THESE TWO AS FATHERS!

THE GUYS WERE BOTH HAVING MARGARITAS. THE LITTLE GIRL WAS STANDING 
IN-  BETWEEN THEM SIPPING ON A "SHIRLEY TEMPLE". 
THEY WERE ALL LAUGHING AND BEING ADORABLE.

THE ONE DADDY WAS WEARING A FITTED BUTTON DOWN SHORT-SLEEVE SHIRT WITH A TIE. HIS HAIR WAS SALT & PEPPER, TRIMMED BEARD AND MUSTACHE. HIS BODY WAS RIPPED. HIS BICEPS WERE PRACTICALLY BURSTING OUT OF HIS SHORT SLEEVED SHIRT. 
HIS CHEST... OH HIS CHEST.
 I THINK I COULD SEE HIS NIPPLES FROM MY TABLE.  THIS GUY WAS H-O-T! 
THE OTHER DADDY WAS EVEN HOTTER! 
THEY WERE BOTH TIPSY.

DAN AND I WERE WATCHING THEIR EVERY MOVE, EAVES DROPPING ON THEIR CONVERSATION. WE WERE ALSO MORE THAN A BIT TIPSY.

AT ONE POINT THE LITTLE GIRL EXCLAIMED IN THE CUTEST DOLLIE VOICE, " DADDIES I HAVE TO GO."  
THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER. WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER.. 
HOW WERE THEY GOING TO PULL THIS OFF? THE HOTTER OF THE TWO, 
(AND THAT'S A HARD CALL TO MAKE) SAID, "I'LL TAKE HER." 
 HE PICKED HIS DAUGHTER UP AND CARRIED HER TOWARDS THE RESTROOMS. 

THIS WAS MY CHANCE... "DAN, I SHOUTED, I HAVE TO PEE." 
HE GAVE ME A KNOWING SMILE.

 I  HURRIED INTO THE  EL COMPADRE LOBBY. 
THIS IS WHERE THE RESTROOMS WERE LOCATED. RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE. JUST AT THAT EXACT MOMENT, IN WALKED THE YOUNG ACTORS LUKAS HAAS
AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX. 
JOAQUIN HAD JUST FINISHED- TO DIE FOR WITH GUS VAN SANT, SO HIS CAREER WAS RED HOT.  ABOUT A YEAR AGO HE LOST HIS BROTHER RIVER, WHO OD'ED BEFORE HIS VERY EYES, SO I WOULD THINK HE WAS STILL IN A RAW STATE.

 LUKAS WAS LESS KNOWN AT THE TIME, BUT I  STILL RECOGNIZED HIM. 

THEY WERE BOTH VERY DRUNK. 

LUKAS WAS CUTE AS A BUTTON. JOAQUIN WAS DARK & SEXY.

JOAQUIN DIDN'T NOTICE ME, BUT LUKAS DID. 

I COULDN'T DECIDE IF IT WAS A -HEY YOU COOL, OR- HEY YOU A HOMO
KIND-OF-A-LOOK.  IT WAS HARD TO TELL, BUT HE DEFINITELY NOTICED ME. 

HE NOTICED ME CHECKING OUT JOAQUIN.

JOAQUIN SAID TO LUKAS, " I GOTTA TAKE A PISS."
 HE WALKED INTO THE MEN'S ROOM. 

I HAD HIT THE JACKPOT- A HOT DADDY AND JOAQUN PHOENIX IN THE SAME TOILET!

I WAS WONDERING HOW THE HOT DADDY WAS GOING TO NAVIGATE A LITTLE GIRL IN A PUBLIC MEN'S RESTROOM?  I MADE A BEELINE FOR THE MEN'S ROOM.
 LUKAS HAAS  SAT ON THE LOBBY BENCH. HE KINDA GRIMICED.

I WALKED, (RAN) INSIDE TO FIND JOAQUIN AT THE URINAL PISSING LIKE A RACE HORSE, SINGING INCOHERENTLY TO HIMSELF. 

THERE WAS ONLY ONE URINAL SO I COULDN'T  STAND NEXT TO HIM, UNFORTUNATELY.

THE HOT DADDY & HIS DAUGHTER WERE NOWHERE TO BE SEEN. 
PERHAPS THEY WENT TO THE WOMEN'S RESTROOM?

SUDDENLY THE STALL DOOR OPENED AND OUT WALKS THE HOT DAD HOLDING THE HAND OF HIS DAUGHTER MOTIONING HER TO THE SINK.
 "LET'S WASH OUR HANDS HONEY."

AT THE EXACT SAME TIME JOAQUIN PHOENIX FINISHES UP, SHAKES HIS WILLY 
AND TURNS AROUND, JEANS UNZIPPED.
 IN HIS DRUNKEN STUPOR HE DIDN'T REALIZE ANYONE WAS THERE.

ALL AT ONCE, THE HOT DADDY, THE LITTLE GIRL AND I GOT A DOCTOR'S VIEW OF JOAQUIN PHOENIX'S- MAY I SAY- VERY LONG SCHLONG. WITH HIS HAND STILL SHAKING HIS DICK-  JOAQUIN FIRST LOOKING AT ME, THEN THE HOT DADDY,  THEN TO HIS HORROR- THE LITTLE GIRL.
 HE SAID, "OH..... I'M SORRY, "AND PUT HIS MONSTER BACK INTO ITS CAGE.

I WAS GRINING FROM EAR TO EAR. THE HOT DADDY  POLITELY SMILED.
 THE LITTLE GIRL HAD THE PERFECT NON-REACTION. 
AFTER ALL SHE LIVED WITH TWO MEN.

JOAQUIN PHOENIX STUMBLED OUT INTO THE ARMS OF LUKAS HAAS.
 THE HOT DAD & CUTIE DAUGHTER WENT BACK TO JOIN THEIR OTHER HOT DADDY.

I WAS LEFT ALONE AT THE URINAL STILL GRINNING

I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET BACK TO THE TABLE AND TELL DAN.

RICK CASTRO- COPYRIGHT- MAY 2017

ANDRE LEON TALLEY- MET GALA 2017

 DIVA OF ALL DIVA'S

ANDRE LEON TALLEY

 INTERVIEWS, ( FROM HIS THRONE) 

 HIS SELECTION FROM THE MET GALA ENTRANCE 2017

UTA RALLY FOR THE ACLU

UTA's "United Voices" rally, which will supplant the agency's annual Oscar party this year.

Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox and Keegan-Michael Key

 were among the speakers and performers.

Other speakers include Iranian-American author Reza Aslan, Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and Wilmer Valderrama.

UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom also speak at the rally, outside UTA's Beverly Hills offices. 

JANE FONDA REMOVES HER $$ FROM WELLS FARGO TO SUPPORT NODAPL

in an act of solidarity with native america water protectors- actresses jane fonda & lily tomlin removed their $$$ and closed bank accounts- first @ wells fargo on vine street and
 then chase bank on vine & sunset blvd.
native american's came out will ceremonial drums and chatted while we march down hollywood & vine. it was less like a protest and more like a movement/awakening. the crowd was so happy and supportive. many pedestrians cheered us on. cars & trucks honked their horns in support.
even the police were nice!

if you want to support the dakota water protectors and your own rights to clean water in the future- 
remove your $$ and close all accounts with
WELLS FARGO
CHASE 
BANK OF AMERICA

do no hold stock with-
GOLDMAN SACHS
EXXON AND ANY OIL COMPANY
WELLS FARGO
BANK OF AMERICA
CHASE BANK

PHOTOS- RICK CASTRO

A MESSAGE FOR THE ELECTORS TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

LET'S TALK ABOUT QUEEN

TAB HUNTER @ MUSSO & FRANK

tab hunter & freinds~ june 11th~ 2015!

FRANCES BEAN CORBAIN & HER ARTWORKS

TINY TIM: RIP FOR 18 YEARS

I had the personal experience of meeting tiny tim way back in 1993. i went to see him preform @ 

a small venue in santa monica and interviewed him on camera. the footage was meant for the 3rd edition of fertile la toyah jackson video magazine. i was the director of the first 2 editions. i had kimbra pfahler , (the voluptuous horror of karen black) conduct the interview. the video never happened so the footage is sitting in my closet collecting dust. one for the fault.

please read this wonder story about the late tiny tim. 

repost courtesy by my doll of a friend~ scott michales~ dearly departed tours.

Tiny Tim
April 12, 1932 - November 30, 1996
"Santa Claus has got the AIDS this year."

This I can say with absolute certainty, Tiny was a professional. He always gave his all. He was an unusual character, and he made it work for him, and for this, we should all be grateful. He made people smile.

Miss Sue - Tiny's widow - Helps with clarifications in red

Tiny was born Herbert B. Khaury,  in New York City. He became famous by appearances on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In. Tiny met his first wife, Miss Vicky of Haddonfield, NJ, at Wanamaker's Department store while she was getting an autograph of Tiny's book Beautiful Thoughts. They were married on Wednesday, December 17^th, 1969 on The Tonight Show, with Johnny Carson.

 Ten thousand tulips were imported from Holland to decorate the set. The audience of 268 was made up of family and friends. Twenty million watched the wedding.  It was the second highest rated TV show of the 1960's, second to the moon landing. I don't know where it rates in the history of TV.  After the wedding, the couple vowed to abstain from sex for 3 days in honor of an Old Testament prophet, Tobias. They had one daughter named Tulip. They divorced.

Tiny Tim remarried in 1984 to Miss Jan.  They very nearly divorced that first year, and they never lived together, but Tiny and Miss Jan were legally married for ten years, though they were estranged for much of that time. Tiny divorced Miss Jan in the Spring of 1995.  He married Sue Gardner on August 18^th, 1995, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Minnetonka, Minnesota. 

Tiny and Miss Sue lived in this nice house, on a quiet, tree-lined street in Minneapolis.

Miss Sue says of their marriage, "We had a very traditional marriage. He was the head of the household, and made the decisions. I looked up to him, as an older person, as a man. I pledged to love, honor and obey. It was OK, because I know the Bible says its supposed to be that way, and he was so wise, and so kind. Not a bully. I knew he would never oppress me, and he didn't."

Tiny traveled and performed for 300 days out of the 14 months they were together, and flat on his back in bed, for most of the remaining time. Miss Sue told me that, "We did not know that time was so short." Tiny had developed congestive heart failure in the fall of 1995. It was only a few months after Tiny and Miss Sue were married. When he was working at the Flamingo Hotel in Laughlin, NV, some friends of the couple had called Miss Sue and told her Tiny was in bad shape and that she should fly out immediately. He had not slept in 3 or 4 days and could not lie down flat without the feeling he was suffocating. His friends had taken Tiny to the emergency room but they refused to treat him as an outpatient, saying it would be malpractice. Tiny refused to be admitted, because he didn't want to miss any shows. When Sue got to Laughlin, she got on the phone and found a doctor willing to treat Tiny as an outpatient. They put him on a treatment and he improved rapidly. Sue stayed with him for the next few weeks. When they got home to Minneapolis, the local cardiologist informed them that Tiny had 3-5 years to live.

In September 1996, Tiny went to perform at the Ukulele Hall of Fame.  He collapsed before he could sing the first note. He fell forward off the stage and down another two feet to a concrete floor, hitting his head. Friends rushed to his side until the ambulance arrived. Tiny regained consciousness as he was carried out and waved to his fans. After a week in the hospital, the couple flew home and the same doctors who told them Tiny had 1-3 years left, said that he could die at any moment. They told him that he wasn't to work until after the next year. Tiny convalesced at home for two months and did his usual radio interviews, often more than 1 per day and at all hours of the day and night. He also had a lot of dizziness from the head injury. He cancelled a local appearance at the Lincoln Del Restaurant.

But on the night he was to be at the restaurant, they called and asked if he would like a complimentary dinner. They just wanted him there even if he didn't perform. Of course, Tiny grabbed the ukulele on his way out the door, to the Lincoln Del.

When we got to the Lincoln Del, Tiny ate part of a sandwich, but he was more interested in singing than eating. Within 20 minutes he was up on stage, and did a whole set with no problems. Miss Sue had been arguing with him about whether he should do the up-coming gigs for the Catholic League of Women and the Women's Club of Minneapolis, but he did so well at the Lincoln Del that it lulled her into thinking it might be OK.

However, the gig at the League of Catholic Women was harrowing. Tiny performed a whole set, with the expert and supportive back-up of Jerry Mayeron's band, but Tiny was obviously shaky and exhausted. After that, Miss Sue was even more worried about the scheduled appearance at the Women's Club of Minneapolis, but she felt it was not her position to tell her husband what to do.

He had been hired for this performance because Miss Sue's stepmother was a prominent member. The day of the gig, Tiny was not feeling well, and did not want to go, but he also could not disappoint his fans. He fell trying to get into the limo, because he was very dizzy.

Tim almost fell coming up the marble staircase and Miss Sue tried to support him. Miss Sue asked him how he was feeling and Tiny told her he wasn't taking his medicine (he had a habit of this). There was a lovely dinner, but Tiny didn't eat much.  After the meal, Tiny was introduced to the bandleader, and was given a very cold reception. The bandleader didn't know Tim was to perform that night. He refused to have his band back Tiny on stage saying the band didn't know the songs. Tiny asked, "You don't know I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover?" Tim was told he would have to play without accompaniment. Tim would be called to perform at 9:00 PM. 9:00 arrived, then 9:30 and 10:00 went by and he still hadn't been called to perform. Sue wanted to get her stepmother and tell her that Tiny was going home, because he was exhausted and didn't feel well. Sue's stepmother went to find the lady in charge. The bandleader called a break without introducing Tiny. It was a terrible insult to him. A guest vocalist should always be introduced at the end of a set, when the crowd is warmed up. The crowd had filtered out of the room leaving only a few people. This was a deliberate insult by the bandleader. The lady who ran the affair went up to the microphone and introduced Tiny to an empty room. Tiny got up and stood at the microphone. The cords were tangled around his feet and his ukulele was out of tune.

Tim was sick but didn't want to disappoint the guests. People were applauding him. Sue went to take his arm because of the uneven footing and because she could see him shaking. He waved and blew kisses to the audience, something Tim always did at the end of every show. Sue took Tim's arm and asked if he was all right. He just stood there and said, "No, I'm not." Those were the last words he ever spoke. Tim collapsed on the stage. A doctor started CPR. The ambulance was there in a matter of minutes. They worked on him for half an hour, there on the floor. The EMTs told Miss Sue that Tim would probably not make it, but Sue already knew that. They worked on Tim for another hour and fifteen minutes at theHennepin County Medical Center before they gave up. 

Miss Sue was with him when he died. He was 64 years old.

Many celebrities attended the funeral. According to Miss Sue, Elton John was there, but made himself scarce. She thinks that Howard Stern was there, in drag, and of course E! was there, to cover the event. About 400 family, friends and fans attended. It was held at St. Mary's Basilica in Minneapolis. 

It was nearly full, and open to the public. Miss Sue sat in a receiving line for two hours before the funeral, and the people just kept coming.

Tiny was laid to rest with tulips. In his casket, he had his ukulele on his chest and a single mauve tulip beside him. Here is a picture of Tiny in his casket. I asked Miss Sue what she thought of it. Her response was, "Tiny would have loved it. I can just hear him laughing about it!"

Miss Sue adds: Strangely enough, Tiny had said a few weeks before his death, that he wanted to send out Christmas cards that year with a picture of himself on the front lying in a coffin. Inside was to be another picture of him, sitting up, smiling and waving, with the caption, "Not dead yet!" Miss Sue vetoed this idea. Weeks later, Tiny's friend Johnny Pineapple called Miss Sue and told her something very strange. Johnny had a job that year working at a photo shop that made custom Christmas cards with photos on the cover. He was shocked to see that someone had apparently gone to the funeral and had a picture of himself taken next to Tiny's open coffin, and had ordered a set of Christmas cards with this picture on the front

Tiny was buried at Lakewood Cemetery Mausoleum, Minneapolis Minnesota.

Miss Sue selected the section where Tiny is interred, because the stained glass window in that section is about the hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." Part of the lyrics say, "The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him, his rage we can endure, for lo his doom is sure, one little word shall fell him." Because of this, the stained glass window has a little devil running away in the upper corner. Miss Sue knew that Tiny loved this hymn, and would have laughed to see that devil running away. He also would have appreciated the pure white marble in this section , not only because white was his favorite color, but because this is the only non-imported marble in the building. Tiny was a patriot!

I asked Miss Sue about Miss Vicky and their daughter Tulip. Miss Sue responds, "Tulip is a Jehovah's Witness and they are not allowed to set foot in a church of another denomination, so she could not come to the funeral itself. However, she and her husband, her kids and her mother-in-law did come to Minneapolis at that time, and attended the dinner we gave after the funeral."

"Many people were there who had been important in Tiny's life. One of his boyhood friends was there, his second wife came, many dedicated fans, his cousin, Hal, and his wife. We set up a mike and let people come up and just talk about Tiny, and I think almost every one of them cried. They talked about what a good man he was and how much he had meant to them.

I think this was an eye opener for Tulip, who had not known her father at all well.

When I asked after Miss Vicky, Miss Sue replied, "She prefers to be called Victoria. It amazes me that she is the only person I have ever spoken to who knew Tiny well, and did not like him. However, Victoria may have had to take the brunt of it, I'm afraid. I might not have done any better than she did if I had tried to get along with him when I was 17 years old. She had to try to take care of a baby alone, with no money, staying in hotel rooms and a half furnished apartment, and he had an awful manager at the time that heckled her. She has bad memories."

Trivia: Tiny used Eterna 27, Jergen's body shampoo, Vaseline Intensive Care (yellow bottle) for upper torso, Vaseline Intensive Care (green bottle) for the lower half. He applied Oil of Olay eight times a day. He never ate meat or cheese, and drank salsa from the bottle.

More: Tiny's album for children, For All My Little Friends, sold over 20,000 copies the first week. Tiny's signature song, Tiptoe Through the Tulips, made him a major star in 1968 when it made the top 40.

Tiny Tim often said he wanted to die on stage. Stop it.

When I asked Miss Sue about Tiny's opinion of homosexuality, she responded, "Tiny never judged people. He thought that homosexuality was wrong, but he was not repulsed or outraged by it. He knew that "there but for the grace of God go I." He was always around all kinds of people, and accepted everyone."

Okay, fame hag time. I did meet Tiny Tim once. He did a concert in Chicago, and I attended. I stood in line afterwards to meet him, 

READ MORE~

and he signed a promotional card for me.

 A very nice man. Very odd, but nice. Here is a concert picture.

JOAN RIVERS~ 1933~ 2014

Joan Rivers~ June 8, 1933 – September 4, 2014)  an American actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host, best known for her stand-up comedy for over 60 years.

on a personal note- i created a hat for joan rivers's comedy album ~ 
WHAT BECOMES A~ SEMI~ LEGEND MOST~ way back in 1983.
i met joan and her then husband edgar at the photographers studio on beverly blvd . upon viewing the hat i created, (fuchsia pink tulle with matching pink dove hovering on top)  she said to me, "take a look at the royal wedding portrait. nobody in this picture looks like an asshole." they decided to wear the hat backwards hiding the  fuchsia dove. as my business partner Michi pinned the hat on her head, joan placed her hands around Michi's waist, squeezed, and said, " you're so skinny...........bitch."

    joan river's hat designed by rick castro & michi- I LOVE RICKY~ circa 1983

END OF THE WORLD

or at the very least the end of culture

ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE VS. BLOOD BUCKET CHALLENGE

Mike Stabile

2 hrs · 

I just did blood bucket challenge for swine flu awareness! I nominateAdam Baran , Jack Shamama and Holly Woodlawn.

MAE WEST WOULD BE 121

"I've been in more laps than a napkin."

"Women like a man with a past, but they prefer one with a present."

"An ounce of performance is worth a pound of promises."

"Marriage is a great institution. I'm not ready for an institution yet."

"Good sex is like good Bridge... If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand"

"Those who are easily shocked... should be shocked more often"

"A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up"

"An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAE WEST

Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980) was an American actress, singer, playwright, screenwriter andsex symbol whose entertainment career spanned seven decades.

Known for her bawdy double entendres, West made a name for herself in vaudeville and on the stage in New York before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne, actress and writer in the motion picture industry. In consideration of her contributions to American cinema, the American Film Institute named West 15th among the greatest female stars of all time. One of the more controversial movie stars of her day, West encountered many problems, including censorship. When her cinematic career ended, she continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas, in the United Kingdom, on radio and television, and recorded rock and roll albums. Asked about the various efforts to impede her career, West said, "I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it."

Her first starring role on Broadway was in a 1926 play she entitled Sex, which she wrote, produced, and directed. Although critics panned the show, ticket sales were good. The production did not go over well with city officials, and the theater was raided, with West arrested along with the cast. She was taken to the Jefferson Market Court House, (now Jefferson Market Library) where she was prosecuted on morals charges and, on April 19, 1927, was sentenced to ten days for "corrupting the morals of youth." While incarcerated on Welfare Island (now known as Roosevelt Island), she dined with the warden and his wife; she told reporters that she had worn her silk panties while serving time. She served eight days with two days off for good behavior. Media attention surrounding the incident enhanced her career.

Her next play, The Drag, dealt with homosexuality, and was what West called one of her "comedy-dramas of life". After a series of try-outs inConnecticut and New Jersey, West announced she would open the play in New York. However, The Drag never opened on Broadway due to efforts by the Society for the Prevention of Vice to ban any attempt by West to stage it. West was an early supporter of the women's liberation movement, but said she was not a feminist. She was also an early supporter of gay rights.