24 November 2014

Gorgeous Portraits Of Celebrities Pay Tribute To Iconic Moments In LGBT History



Ellen Page

The Moment: November 14, 1930: Marlene Dietrich stars in Morocco, featuring the actress’s iconic tuxedo and Hollywood’s first on-screen female-to-female kiss.



For the 20th anniversary of Out Magazine, Los Angeles-based photography studio JUCO has shot a series of gorgeous portraits of 100 celebrities deemed influential by the LGBT community.



Taken between July and October, the ‘OUT100’ spread features well-known gay figures such as actors Ellen Page and Zachary Quinton, and singer Sam Smith, paying tribute to iconic moments in LGBT history.



Check out some photographs below and view the entire collection here.





Zachary Quinto

The Moment: July 1890: Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray is first published as a serial in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine.





Neil Patrick Harris, John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask & David Binder

The Moment: February 14, 1998: Hedwig and the Angry Inch premieres Off-Broadway at the Jane Street Theatre. April 22, 2014: The first Broadway production of Hedwig opens at the Belasco Theatre.





Sam Smith

The Moment: October 14, 1977: “Heroes,” by David Bowie, is released.





Dan Bucatinsky & Shane Bitney Crone

The Moment: October 12, 1981: Brideshead Revisited, the British TV serial based on Evelyn Waugh’s novel, premieres.





Angel Haze

The Moment: May 11, 1981: Gender-bending musician Grace Jones releases her classic album Nightclubbing.





[via Fubiz, images by JUCO via Out Magazine]