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Bea Arthur is my hero - the gays loved her, still love her, and as long as The Golden Girls, Maude and All in the Family are on DVD, will always love her. Bea loved the gays back - she generously left homeless gay teenagers $300,000! From The Ali Forney Center web site : The Ali Forney Center (AFC) is planning to name one of it's transitional residences in honor of Bea Arthur, as an expression of gratitude for Bea's extraordinary kindness and generosity to the homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth served by AFC. The Ali Forney Center currently operates both emergency and transitional housing programs. The emergency housing program provides short-term shelter aimed at providing stability and guidance to youth suffering homelessness. The transitional housing program is aimed at providing longer-term housing for up to two years while residents pursue the educational and vocational goals that will allow them to live independent lives and overcome homelessness...

Iselin Steiro, ph: Cameron Krone, backstage at the Rag & Bone show last night: Reading is one of my favorite pleasures. This summer I read In a Country of Mothers by A.M. Homes at Tobay Beach. After the shows I can't wait to relax with a good book. At this point I don't care if it's literature like Thomas Paine 's " Common Sense " or re-reading Mary Jo Buttafuoco 's " Getting It Through My Thick Skull: Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to Know ". Bea Arthur as Dorothy Zbornak, carrying the suede bucket tote that inspired Alexander Wang's Dorothy bag, at a book signing with her ex-husband Stan's cousin Magda from the Czech Republic:: Magda : What's to happen? Now that there is freedom in my country my people will read these books and be confused. Dorothy Petrillo Zbornak : These books represent different ideas. While you're here there are two books I want you to read. The...

Alexander Wang to W Magazine : "....the bags are named after TV show characters. We have the Brenda and Kelly [90210], the Dorothy shopper [The Golden Girls] and the Trudy [Miami Vice]. They’re all the shows that used to be on TV when I was growing up.” Dorothy Zbornak (nee Petrillo), portrayed by the late Beatrice Arthur , is a fictional character from the TV series The Golden Girls . On "The Golden Girls" the character Dorothy Zbornak's signature shoe was a flat suede scrunch boot, and she carried an oversize hobo bag - Although Bea Arthur has passed away, she continues to inspire Alexander Wang.

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