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Jinkx Monsoon wants to be Just Me

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In a week that has seen Drag Superstar RU PAUL come under fire for his ill-conceived transphobic remarks proving that he is so out-of-sync with our community’s take on gender, comes this rather wonderful music video from JInkx Monsoon the Season 5 winner of Drag Race. Monsoon (who prefers the pronoun ‘they’) and is singing their heart out … Continue reading



John Duff is only girly on the weekends

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Openly gay singer/songwriter John Duff’s debut single “GIRLY” is like  a breath of fresh air.  Oozing with charm and cuteness Duff displays his irrepressible good-spirits with this new catchy upbeat song  that celebrates both femininity and fluidity. Duff pays homage to several of his favorite  top pop queens including Madonna (“Hung Up”), Mariah Carey (“Heartbreaker”), Britney Spears (“Stronger”),  Beyoncé (“Crazy in Love”) and Christina … Continue reading



John Mahoney will always be Broken Hearts Club’s Jack to us

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  The British born veteran character actor JOHN MAHONEY has died aged 77.  Best known in mainstream entertainment as the dad in the sitcom “Frasier”  for all of its 11 seasons, portraying an ex-police officer often disturbed by the gentleness of his younger son Niles played by David Hyde Pierce. Although he never came out publicly as gay, he … Continue reading



Johnny Ward reviews GROTTY a study of the sexual mores of lesbian London

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  Grotty is the study of the sexual mores of lesbian London seen through the eyes of Rigby (played by playwright Izzy Tennyson). Rigby has her work cut out juggling romantic liaisons, maintaining friendships with the more hip and cooler lesbians as well as her job as an intern. We follow her on her Everyman … Continue reading



Johnny Ward reviews PLAY SOMETHING at Drayton Arms Theatre in London

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  Play Something (**) The Drayton Arms Theatre is the embodiment of a London Fringe venue: a cute end-on theatre space above a gorgeous historic pub serving fantastic food and drink. Their current  show ‘Play Something’ by Paul T. Davies (also on directing duties) unfortunately doesn’t quite match up to it’s early promise. The concept … Continue reading



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