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LGBTQIA+ Book-Banning Has Always Been a British Problem
Reprinted from www.medium.com by Emily Chudy As an LGBTQIA+ journalist, book-banning is nothing new to me; I’ve covered the topic extensively, interviewing authors and organisations like PEN America about how book-banning affects the LGBTQIA+ community and the campaigns to protect books against censorship. Throughout my writing, however, there’s always been one thing in common. The…
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Artist Melissa Wilkinson returns to Provincetown with ‘AFTER IMAGE’ her new work at Studio Lacombe
Queerguru first met watercolorist Melissa Wilkinson in December 2021 when she made her debut appearance (as the sole queer woman) at Art Gaysel, Miami’s Queerest ArtFair curated by Alex Guerra at Hotel Gaythering (see HERE). We’ve been big fans of her work ever since She creates watercolor paintings inspired by found imagery drawn from disco…
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Billionaire U Haul Heir desperately fails to stop a Leather Bar opening next door to him in Phoenix
It seems like loyalty only goes one way these days. Take U-Haul, for example. Always the punch line for the classic queer joke “What does a lesbian bring on a second date? A U-Haul.” We assumed that was based on the fact they were good customers of the trucking company. Well, that’s not a fact…
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SAVAGE : the story of the UK’s favorite foul-mouthed Drag Queen is now a play : can’t wait
We are still surprised at the sheer number of people who believe that RuPaul actually invented drag. True he/she was the one who introduced them to mainstream TV in the U.S. in 2008, where a vast majority of viewers suddenly discovered their actual existence. The theory behind Drag Race centers on gender as performance, camp…
