Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterArmistead Maupin’s beloved Tales Of The City started out as a newspaper column over 40 years ago. They morphed into 9 novels, two television mini-series, and then in 2011 into a musical. With a score by Jake Shears (the lead singer of Scissor Sisters, and John “JJ” Garden, and book by Tony Award winner … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe brainchild of creative director and photographer,Eli Schmidt, Frock the World is a high-end publication devoted to providing an uncensored space for queer culture. The name’s potentially misleading, given that there’s virtually nothing about frocks, After Volume One (Physical Sensation), this second issue is dedicated to fantasy because, as Schmidt says, “after a long … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFor years cabaret singer Seth Sikes has been channeling Judy Garland. And her daughter Liza too who he dedicated a whole show at Feinstein’s/54 Below some time back. So now as he heads to perform in PTown this summer its natural he is bringing his passion for Ms Garland with him. This is after … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAt this time of year seemingly everyone is waving their rainbow flags to very publically be seen to supporting Pride. However, others do it 24/7 throughout the whole year without the need for fanfares and trumpets blaring. One such person is four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein who has always been a role model for … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterEstablished by artist/director Stiofan O’Ceallaigh in 2016 in response to the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, and named after the hood/headwear that obscures the face/identity and associated perhaps most powerfully with terrorism – and more recently with Pussy Riot – Balaclava.Q is an International Queer Art Project & Collective focused on connecting, promoting and creating … Continue reading
