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Celebrating Fire Island’s CHERRY GROVE through ART by koitz
When we did a Zoom interview with filmmaker PARKER SARGENT last summer, we realized that there were very few cultural activities on Fire Island that they were not involved in some way or another (See the interview here) They have promised us a first look at their latest doc on another aspect of Fire Island…
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Celebrating PRIDE MONTH with some of our fav. gay male celebrity couples
It doesn’t seem that long ago (!) when there wasn’t a single out-gay actor in Hollywood, even though the studios were always rife with so many rumors. Being homosexual was deemed a career death sentence. In fact, in the 1930s’ one brave openly gay actor, William Haines, had his career cut short due to his…
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The Annual House of Rooted Theater Festival : for One-Night-Only
Who knew that there is a legendary BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE in Brooklyn…(well, we didn’t until now). Its where Black Queer Theater is about to take Center Stage for the 2nd Annual House of Rooted Theater Festival. Its a dynamic celebration of queer artistry in the performing arts which this year features a vibrant lineup of…
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The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939 @ Wrightwood 659, Chicago
If you share QUEERGURU;s passion for queer history then in the next month you really should make tracks to WRIGHTWOOD 659 in Chicago to see their exhibit The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939. It examines for the first time the fascinating history of how homosexuals were cleaved from the rest of…
