Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSince writing about Brooklyn Historical Society’s new Exhibit On The (Queer) Waterfront which traces 150 years of queer history in their Borough, we have come across another couple of US Museums who are curating very similar exhibitions. The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is currently planning Queer California: Untold Stories the first-of-its-kind that will … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFor those of us in the LGBTQ community in the US who have recently been looking North enviously at the positive and refreshing liberating leadership of Prime Minister Trudeau may be shocked to discover that there is also long history of oppression that the Canadian authorities rigidly imposed on anyone suspected of being gay. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you are curious to know how much of the Queen’s lesbian affairs in The Favorite are actually true, then you’ll probably want to know about the new tours being held by the Historic Royal Palace Guides in the UK. After all throughout the ages the Royal Family had its fair share of its … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSitges is a small beach town some 40 miles south of Barcelona in Spain that has long been recognized as an international mecca for gay tourists. The main day-time attraction during the summer are the 17 sun soaked beaches that line the coast of this tiny Catalan town, and then at night its exuberant … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWilliam (Billy) Haines was a Hollywood queer legend. The only openly gay movie star who defied the major Studio’s blatant homophobia, and yet from 1930-1933 was their most successful male star. In fact this record as the Number One Box Office Star who was/is openly gay sadly remains unchallenged some 85 years later. Haines … Continue reading
