queermatter
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My Kinda (QUEER) Town Chicago Is ……….now that Chicago Social Butterflies are here to tell us what’s what
So Chicago seems very much the city where it is all happening for the queer community right now. Firstly holding one of the most succesfull DNC Conferences of all time culminating with the anointing of Kamala. Then there is the launch of the city’s Reeling Film Fest the second longest-running film festival of its…
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Ashish Gupta’s new book “Looking For Now” is an intimate and often provocative document celebrating queer longing.
British-Indian fashion designer Ashish Gupta has established a reputation for high-glamour outfits designed in his studio in East London and then hand-made by skilled artisans at his small workshop in Delhi. Over the years Gupta has grown his eponymous label from winning the prestigious NewGen award three times to being exhibited in the…
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How a gay beach oasis flourished in Michigan’s Bible Belt to compete with Provincetown and Fire Island
Gay artists, club owners and nude bathers have found a safe haven in Saugatuck and Douglas since the 1890s. By Julia Carmel August 24, 2024 at 8:00 Reprinted from The Washington Post SAUGATUCK AND DOUGLAS, Mich. — Jeff West was looking for a change of pace. After decades of running clubs and…
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Ron DeSantis is single-handedly set on destroying Florida’s LGBTQA+ Community
Ron De Santis, the rampantly homophobic/transphobic who is currently still Florida’s Governor has been laying low since his candidacy for President fizzled out before it could really begin. Back in 2023 he signed a slate of extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills, enacting a record-shattering number of discriminatory measures into Law. But they turned out just to…
