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THUNDERHEAD is a monument that pays tribute to LGBTQ Canadians who suffered government-sanctioned persecution
On a day when most Americans (especially us queer ones) are looking northwards enviously at Canada and its incredible Prime Minister Mark Carney being one of the few people in this world standing up to the Orange Would-Be Dictator, we see more good news. A monument that pays tribute to LGBTQ Canadians who suffered government-sanctioned…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews the final performance of ‘EXXY’ at the Edinburgh Int. Festival
EXXY is Australian slang for “that’s expensive mate”. It is used here to describe “class, value and the cost of success”. Dan Daw is a working-class queer artist with cerebral palsy. In EXXY he takes us back to his roots in the bush near Adelaide, where he grew up in poverty with his Nan. His…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm’s 5-STAR review of LARRY DEAN’S ‘HELLBENT’ at Edinburgh Fringe
Since winning Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2013, cheeky, gay Glaswegian Larry Dean’s star has been steadily rising. From a darling of the Edinburgh Fringe to London, he has made numerous appearances on national TV, performed before King Charles at a Royal Variety Performance, and more recently has been a valued cast member of…
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert revisits THE BLACK CAP: A LEGENDARY LGBT PUB IN CAMDEN TOWN LONDON
Doff your black cap and salute one of our great pubs that has bucked a current worldwide trend for accelerated closures of LGBT venues. London’s famous The Black Cap has returned after a shock closure in 2015 when the pub, which spawned over 1,000 nights of “Palladium-style drag acts,” closed overnight. During these eleven years,…
