It is not often that you get to talk to an out and proud queer Iraqi drag queen / activist / writer / actor / journalist but we did just that. London based Amrou Al-Kahdi aka Glamrou the founder and star of Denim the drag superstar group dragged himself away from an Anti-Trump Protest outside Houses of Parliament to talk to queerguru about how being true to oneself has now taken on such a greater sense of urgency these days.
This disarmingly charming and very articulate man had a lot to say in this exclusive interview we filmed for PTV.
One of the real highlights of our recent visit to London was An Audience with La Voix the delightful and rather fabulous chanteuse who talked about being a semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent, being in Ab Fab: The Movie and her mission to bring back glamour to the world.
Rory O’Neill aka Panti Bliss has been Ireland’s’ foremost drag queen for over twenty years now, but it wasn’t until one cold February night in 2014 at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin that the world sat up and took notice of her. In one of the most impassioned moving speeches about the reality of homophobia the articulate and totally charming Panti overnight became an unlikely global iconic gay figure.
The speech quickly went viral winning her a People of The Year Award which was presented by the Brit gay actor/writer Stephen Fry who declared that Panti was the most important Irish voice since Oscar Wilde.
It propelled her into leading the country’s very successful same-sex marriage campaign and becoming a national treasure in Ireland. Last year her life was the subject of a biopic calling her the Queen of Ireland.
Panti claims that she is a drag queen first and an accidental activist second, but many of her fellow countrymen would love her to reverse rolls and maybe even become Ireland’s next President.
As Queerguru was visiting Ireland we nagged Panti’s PA to set up an interview. So one Sunday afternoon in her own bar …..aptly named the Panti Bar, we partook of a few pink cocktails and finally got to talk to Panti.
PS we added the fact about the cocktails because its the reason why the first few minutes of the video are not too perfect.
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We first came across queer actor/performer Andre Jordan in 2017 when he wrote to Queerguru saying he thought we would like his new web series The Queens Project. He was so wrong. We didn’t like it. We loved it.
Our paths have crossed a few times since then as he insists on coming to Provincetown most summers, and even in those packed crowds, Andre is very difficult to miss. He is always busy working and has performed in National Tours of musicals like ‘Shrek’ and ‘Legally Blonde‘. It has all finally paid off as he has now landed his first part on Broadway.
Andre is appearing Diana: A True Musical Story the story of The Princess of Wales which is currently in previews. We knew how excited he would be so we couldn’t wait to track him down in NY to talk to him.
Check out our interview and you will discover that like us you’ll be swept away with his infectious humor and genuine zest for life. He got the part because of his sheer talent, but we think that this success couldn’t have happened to a nicer person