a-z index - QUEERGURU

DECLARATION OF WAR

t Romeo and Juliette are a couple of young Parisian bohemians whose eyes meet across a crowed nightclub and its love at first sight. After a whirlwind romance Juliette finds out she is pregnant and they are soon the very proud parents of baby Adam. Like all young couples they have difficulty adjusting to having … Continue reading

Deco + Drag at The Wolfsonian in Miami Beach

The Wolfsonian Museum is an imposing building that sits in the heart of Miami Beach’s glorious Art Deco District. As a museum, library, research center and store it acts as a centre of excellence for the whole style movement that celebrates the style of architecture and so much more that define the City. Another … Continue reading

Deconstructing Zoe

This new documentary having its World Premiere at Translations: Seattle Transgender Film Festival sets about exploring the rather blurred lines of gender and sexuality of a rather extraordinary London based Malayan Chinese actor/producer called Chowee Leow aka Zoe who is a self-professed gender-illusionist. Initially listening to interviews with Lee and friends was somewhat confusingly as no-one … Continue reading

Deep In Vogue : Manchester stitches together a new look from second hand material

Voguing and the ballroom scene of Harlem have created cultural ripples through the decades and across continents. It has been appropriated, reassembled, packaged, sold and on many occasions sold out. Madonna was one of the first mainstream artists to acknowledge it in a very visible way but there are shards of its impact on … Continue reading

Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures : Adam Zmith reviewed by Jonathan Kemp

Whilst not massively enamored of poppers myself – they smell of old socks and give me a headache – my housemate’s a big fan, they’re delivered in bulk. So, during the first lockdown, when we were all trying to find ways to keep entertained at home, we booked tickets for Adam Zmith’s online lecture on … Continue reading