Wish We Were Here : Chateau Engalin

You don’t have to be gay to be fabulous but when you are restoring an exquisite 18th-century residence and ancient bastide set amidst the rolling pastures of Gascony in the South-West of France, it certainly helps. Award-winning London restaurateur Marwan Badran and his partner business entrepreneur Jeremy Grose have spent 10 years bringing this beautiful chateau … Continue reading

Wish We Were There : BUTT MITZVAH The Baby Shower

  OY GAYVALT the time has come for the Ultimate Cumming of Age extravaganza. Combining comedy, clubbing, live music, drag and chopped liver for a not-so-traditional take on the ancient Jewish ritual, Buttmitzvah is not to be missed. On Saturday, March 10th we’re going bigger than Jesus. We’ve got a massive Jewish dancing session, performance … Continue reading

Wish We Were There : Conchita Wurst @ London Palladium

  Conchita Wurst the bearded diva who took the whole world by storm when she won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2014, is heading to the London Palladium with her show for one night only on February 25th. Conchita, the drag persona of Tom Neuwirth, dressed in the most glamorous sequined gown was the first singer to ever … Continue reading

Wish We Were There : DESERT X Coachella Valley

    So worth flying to Palm Springs is Matt Johnson’s stunning sculpture in the Coachella Valley as part of Desert X 2023.   SLEEPING FIGURE,  made out of shipping containers was conceived at the time when a Japanese-owned, Taiwanese-operated, German-managed, Panamanian-flagged, and Indian- manned container behemoth found itself for six days under Egyptian jurisdiction while … Continue reading

Wish We Were There : Pioneers in Queer Cinema Event in LA

  Its been 17 years since  UCLA Film & Television Archive partnered with Outfest to create the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project for LGBT Moving Image Preservation.  This essential development was formed to confront the fact that historically queer cinema and related moving images documenting the LGBTQ+ community have been tragically underseen and woefully under-cared for … Continue reading

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