Major! the story of an iconic transgender legend

  Annalise Ophelian’s documentary MAJOR! is an affectionate profile of one of the greatest leaders of the transgender community Major Griffin-Gracy.  Known to most people simply as Miss Major or Major she is a larger-than-life old school activist who leads by example helping literally hundreds of trans-women of color, most of whom were strangers. Assigned … Continue reading

Make Me Famous : the story of the charismatic queer East Village artist Ed Brezinski

  Brian Vincent’s fascinating, albeit somewhat chaotic, documentary on the queer East Village painter Ed Brezinski, is a great addition to other profiles of some of his peers that were released recently.  Firstly there was  Chris McKim’s incisive documentary of the exceptionally talented artist David Wojanarowicz who died of AIDS in  1992 just 37 years old.  Then … Continue reading

Make Me Gorgeous the fabulous and incredible true story of Kenneth “Mr. Madam“ Marlowe now Off Broadway

  The larger-than-life Kenneth Marlowe has been described as one of the gayest and most openly homosexual personalities of the late 50s and early 60s. He went from a 1940s/1950’s drag performer to being a madam who then went to transition into Kate a trans woman and then married a man locked up in jail.  … Continue reading

Make your own personal contribution to the PEOPLES PRIDE PROJECT

      One of the (many) things that we Londoners are so proud of is that it is steeped in so many historical places, traditions, and institutions yet each one of them have managed to keep relevant to the needs of todays’ society and culture.   The Bishopsgate Institute is one such place. Established in … Continue reading

Making A Rukus! Black Queer Histories through Love and Resistance.@ Somerset House, London

MAKING A RUKUS is a brand new exhibition exploring the joy, friendship, resistance and art of Black LGBTQIA+ people in Britain.  Curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, it explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and pride through archive materials, contemporary artworks and brand-new commissions, celebrating the … Continue reading

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