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Finding Fire Island : a docu-podcast series about its evolution from 1950s fishing village to today’s queer mecca .
Love Fire Island, the Ocean Barrier Island off Long Island, which is such a queer mecca and want to know more about it? Then you are in luck as there is rather a fab brand new docu-podcast series “Finding Fire Island” . In this, you will hear how a sleepy, 19th-century beach town became THE hot…
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New Work : JUNE LAM multidisciplinary artist, trans man, and queer community organizer @VSSL, London
London’s Deptford art gallery VSSL Studio continues its FACET programme dedicated to the exploration and celebration of contemporary queer art and culture with a selection of new work from London-based artist June Lam.(@assignedfagatbirth) For this exhibition, Lam has created a series of collages. Collage has a rich history in queer aesthetics and has…
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“Under Cover” a stunning new exhibit of the work of preeminent gay artist J.C. Leyendecker and how he shaped American Culture
The New York Historical Society currently has a stunning Exhibition that examines the work and influence of J.C. Leyendecker (1874–1951). He was a gay preeminent illustrator and commercial artist who helped shape American visual culture in the first three decades of the 20th century through captivating advertising campaigns including the legendary “Arrow Collar Man”…
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In the UK The Best TV Travel Guides are all hosted by LGBTQ stars
We don’t think that this actually constitutes a major new trend BUT we have suddenly become aware of LGBTQ+ people hosting excellent TV travel programs in the UK As they put their own spin on the places they visit and the people they meet we realize how naturally curious (nosey?) gay people are,…
