Much has been written about the special friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed. Louis Bayard’s novel is a fictional take, told from the views of Mary Todd and Speed. Since Lincoln and Speed almost always spoke to each other using surnames, I will do the same. Mary Todd relocated to Springfield, Illinois to live … Continue reading
Courtney Act first burst on to US TV Screens in season six of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, but by then the dragqueen/singer was already quite famous in her native Australia. She first came to prominence competing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003 which landed her a recording contract with Sony. Courtney may not … Continue reading
Courtney Charles is one of the new boys in town. This New York based queer artist is making his P Town debut this week with a stunning exhibit at the Adam Peck Gallery called DOLL. This is Charles’s homage to Barbie’s too often neglected boyfriend KEN that nearly every gay boy lusted after one … Continue reading
NY queer photographer Courtney Charles is seemingly a man with obsessions. Last time we met his portfolio was full of Ken & Barbie photos, now he has an equally stunning collection of work based around The Jetsons. He was launching this at #ArtGaysel Miami’s Queerest Art Show curated by Alexander Guerra at Hotel Gaythering … Continue reading
We met queer NY Photographer Courtney Charles in PTown this summer when he had a sold-out show at #AdamPeckGallery, now we bumped into him at Hôtel Gaythering where he is making his Miami debut at #ArtGaysel. Here is a quick preview of our visit to the city’s queerest art show : more to come soon. Filmed at Art Gaysel by Dan … Continue reading