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The Future of Inclusion and Corporate Resilience. after DEI : a blog by Diego Tomasino.
The Future of Inclusion and Corporate Resilience Diego Tomasino. diego@diegotomasino.com In recent months, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has faced a strong pushback in many companies, especially in the United States, due to increasing political and economic pressure. 🔙 Companies that were previously leaders in this area have reduced investments or eliminated…
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RSC’s new production of Christophe Marlow’s EDWARD II : the world’s first ever gay play
The 20-year reign of Edward II in the 14th century is commonly seen as a disastrous period in English history. Edward, who was the first king to officially reside at Eltham Palace, faced military defeats, political crises and civil war. But the king’s downfall was due to his reliance on his ‘favorites’, Piers Gaveston…
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‘My Queer Career’ Awards a prestigious competition for Australian short films held at Sydney’s Queer Screen Film Fest,
It’s that time of year again when Hollywood and the mainstream movie industry are tripping over themselves to hand out Awards and give themselves a pat on the back. There is such a degree of predictability that if a journalist tips the wrong winner, they declare a ‘giant misstep’ to cover their mistakes. However,…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Leigh Bowery! – the retrospective of the artist, club promoter and fashion designer, now on at London’s Tate Modern gallery.
The legendary Leigh Bowery was many things – an artist, club promoter, fashion designer, and also, to those that knew of his work – a club monster, human sculpture, modern art on legs, a pop surrealist, a nude model, and so on. Now, thirty years after his untimely death from AIDS in 1994, he is…
