Drag Performer and queer political activist Marti Gould Cummings has announced their campaign to run for Election to be a Member of New York City Council. Marti talked with Queerguru during her last engagement at #PTownsPilgrim House about both her politics and her passion for the City and why she wanted to be their very first Drag Queen Council person.
The interview conducted by Roger Walker-Dack was filmed for Queerguru by Dan Desjardins
Whilst the Jury maybe still out on who we will vote for in the next US Presidential Election (Go Mayor Pete!) we are 100% sure who we would vote for New York City Council (if they would only allow us to participate). Marti Gould Cummungs is not just one of the city’s favorite drag … Continue reading
Drag Queen Jinkx Monsoon headlines a group of LGBT celebrities and activists in a video that has been made to help raise funds and awareness for the LGBT community in Chechnya whose very lives are in danger under the current regime. LGBT people have been detained in concentration camps and tortured in horrific ways … Continue reading
It seems a given that anyone running for high elected office must publish a memoir or treatise (sometimes both) that tells their personal story and policy perspectives. Pete Buttigieg is one of the youngest politicians on the national stage, receiving as much attention for his age as for the other aspects of his life. … Continue reading
Norah Shapiro’s exhilarating documentary about the remarkable Somali/American woman who single-handedly is changing the face of politics in Minnesota for good, is one of those uplifting stories that restores one’s faith in humanity. Not an easy thing to do in this present debased and dangerous political climate. 37 year old Ilhan Omar immigrated to … Continue reading