As much as Panti Bliss jokes about it, she is indeed a national (f–king) treasure in her native Ireland. Always a popular drag queen in Dublin, but that all changed on 1 February 2014. Panti a gay rights activist gave a Noble Call speech at the Abbey Theatre in response to the events surrounding a controversy about … Continue reading
What would make this a perfect St Patrick’s Day for us here in the U.S. is the news from Universal Pictures that they are finally going to release one of (our) most eagerly anticipated documentaries of all time The Queen of Ireland : the story of the country’s most famous drag queen Panti Bliss. You … Continue reading
If you are feeling trapped at home thinking that going out clubbing again will never happen, then check out this wonderful uplifting wee video from “Mothers” in Dublin Conceived in June 2010, Mother is an old school club night for disco-loving LGBTQ+ family & their friends. Located at Lost Lane, Grafton St. Queer clubbing in … Continue reading
On 13th August two men were knifed outside the Two Brewers LGBTQ+ venue in Clapham (London) in a brutal homophobic attack Six days later two men were attacked and punched repeatedly after leaving Black Pride. Queer Night Pride protest by London’s LGBT+ community through Clapham 26 Aug, responding to four brutal homophobic attacks … Continue reading
For several years the highlights of Queerguru’s January were our annual trips to the world-famous Sundance Film Festival. 7 very long days seeing as many as 5 feature films per day and on one cinematic high and even prepared to eat junk fast food on line so we don’t miss a single frame on … Continue reading