Public Toilets, Private Affairs : an exhibit about cottaging

Even though gay men euphorically referred to public lavatories that they frequented for clandestine sex as ‘tearooms’ the practice of ‘cottaging’ was,  and still is, considered a shameful act by most gay men.   It was often a last resort for men who could not  express their sexuality …..think George Michael caught in a Police sting … Continue reading

Puerto Ricans With HIV/AIDS Are Suffering After Maria

Puerto Ricans With HIV/AIDS Are Suffering After Maria Carmen Cruz, the mayor of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan, said the government is doing everything it can to get medical help to people with HIV/AIDS. She said they “stocked up” medications and other supplies before Hurricane Maria hit, but quickly ran through most of … Continue reading

Puerto Rico : It’s Almost Like Praying

With the idiot POTUS too busy on the golf course to do anything at all about all the desolate and stranded people in Puerto Rico struggling to survive, others have thankfully stepped up to the plate.  Lin-Manuel Miranda the creator and star of Hamilton has created and  just released, “Almost Like Praying,” a song to raise … Continue reading

Pulp : A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets

Gangly geek Jarvis Cocker is the most unlikely looking rock-star ever, but seeing the front man of the British indie-pop group PULP ignite frenzied crowds of a packed stadium, you realize that he is in fact one of the very best. His quintessentially English band enjoyed enormous critical and commercial success in the late 1990’s before … Continue reading

Pulse

This debut feature film from Daniel Monks and Stevie Cruz Martin is one of the most provocative stories that tackles gender identity and presents its own very different sci-fi take on this issue that is both innovative and intriguing. Disabled teenager Olly (Monks)is getting increasingly unhappy that whilst his schoolmates are all enjoying dating and the … Continue reading

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