queermatter

  • Happy Birthday Alain Delon

    French movie star ALAIN DELON celebrates his 80th Birthday today.   Delon was one of most prominent actors and screen “heart throbs” in the 1960s. He achieved critical acclaim for roles in films such as Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Purple Noon (the original Talented Mr Ripley in 1960), L’Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), Lost Command…

  • Karl Lagerfeld : A Visual Journey

    Love him or hate him (!) there is no way to escape the ubiquitous presence of  Karl Lagerfeld. The 82 year old German fashion legend, based in Paris, is the head designer and creative director of the fashion house Chanel as well as the Italian house Fendi and his own fashion label. Over the decades, he has…

  • (Complacent Present) …. Fragile Future

    The annual GFEST – Gaywise FESTival has always been one of our favorite LGBTQI events in London.  This year although so many of us in our community are enjoying more tolerance and acceptance than any other time in our history as Laws are changed and opinions alter, there is a whole part of the world…

  • TransCuba

    A stunning new solo show of work from New York based photographer Mariette Pathy Allen is currently on view at the Yeelen Gallery in Miami’s Little Haiti district.   The Exhibition is titled TransCuba as it is a collection of some 30 vibrant images that Allen took of the transgender community in Cuba. Allen’s work…