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Homoerotic snaps at Corcoran

Photography critic Ellenzweig uncovers same-sex desire

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14 years ago

January 31, 2013

A photo used on the cover of ‘The Homoerotic Photograph: Male Images from Durieu/Delacroix to Mapplethorpe,’ a photo book by Allen Ellenzweig. (Photo courtesy of the Corcoran)

The Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17^th St., NW) presents “Picturing the Homoerotic” with photography critic and cultural journalist Allen Ellenzweig on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

The lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition “Shooting Stars: Publicity Stills from Early Hollywood and Portraits by Andy Warhol” which shows promotional photographs of early Hollywood film stars along with Polaroid portraits by Andy Warhol. Ellenzweig will be discussing how same-sex attraction has been photographed throughout history.

Tickets are $10 to the public, $8 for Corcoran Members and $6 for full-time students. For more information, visit corcoran.org.

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A scene from the SUNFESTIVAL Night of Dance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center on Sept. 6. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

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Blade Foundation to host fundraiser in Rehoboth on Sept. 12

Mayor-elect Stewart, state Rep. Snyder-Hall to give remarks

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2 days ago

September 7, 2026

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Rehoboth Mayor-elect Susan Stewart will speak at the Blade Foundation fundraiser on Sept. 12.

The Washington Blade Foundation will host a fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Rehoboth Beach featuring remarks from Rehoboth’s Mayor-elect Susan Stewart and Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall.

The Foundation funds fellowships for aspiring queer journalists and enterprise journalism projects.

The event will be held at a private home in Rehoboth. Tickets are $100 and include open bar from Diego’s, catered appetizers from the Blue Moon, entertainment, guest speakers, and an auction. Tickets are available here.