British Art Scene Will Highlight Gay History in 2017 | NYC Second Ave Subway Unveils First Permanent, Apolitical LGBTQ Mural

David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)(1972). Photo: courtesy David Hockney.

Britain Plans A Year of LGBTQ Art Celebrations

ArtNet: British Institutions Will Highlight Gay History in 2017 Read on.

British institutions including  British Museum, the Red House, the Walker in Liverpool, the Russell-Cotes museum and gallery, and more are marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalized gay relationships between men over 21.

The 1967 act amended the law of England and Wales regarding homosexual activity, with Scotland following suit in 1980, and Northern Ireland in 1982.

One of the largest exhibitions will be the Tate Britain's April 2017 'Queer British Art 1861-1967', featuring a full-length portrait of British icon Oscar Wilde, who was imprisoned for his sexuality.

NYC's First Gay Mural

Artist Vik Muniz told the AP that he chose to include New York married couple Thor Stockman and Patrick Kellogg in his new Second Ave Subway mural project because 'Perfect Strangers' represents "just the people you would expect to see" riding the city's subway.

The new Second Ave subway opens on New Year's Day.

Madonna Calls Out Gay Men's Misogyny In Out Magazine April 2015 Interview

Madonna Calls Out Gay Men’s Misogyny In Out Magazine April 2015 Interview

Madonna’s comments echo those of 2015 Academy Awards best supporting actress Patricia Arquette, who was criticised loudly for suggesting that multiple groups — including the LGBT community — must stand for women. The debate became one about intersectionality, political correctness,  and white women high-wage earners and not Arquette’s sound argument that all women are entitled to expect support for women’s rights after so many have stood for LGBT rights.