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Despicable De Santis (finally) wins one Round ……
Sad news reaches us from Miami that the global Drag Story Hour group has closed its Miami chapter. And it will come as no surprise why, it’s utterly depressing that De Santis has won this round. For now. However, with an anti-drag law being introduced in Florida (a federal judge has temporarily blocked it)…
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FISHNETS AND FILM : a perfect combination for a fab queer event
It was the title FISHNETS AND FILM that grabbed our attention. After all Queerguru covers so many of the queer film festivals around the globe BUT we had never heard of this one. “Fishnets and Film” was created by Queer Artist (& Drag Queen) Robby Kendall (AKA Ms Sweet Nothing) after the…
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Revisiting JULIAN AND SANDY the original gay genius icons of camp humor
To every British gay man of ‘a certain age’ Julian and Sandy were the very first gay icons that were worshipped even though their fame in 1965 – 1968 was a whole year before homosexuality was legalized. They were characters in the BBC radio comedy program Round the Horne that were beamed into all our homes…
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The trailblazing pioneering lesbian activist and filmmaker LILLI VINCENZ has died aged 85
Lilli Vincenz the German-born American trailblazing lesbian activist, filmmaker, and psychotherapist devoted to L.G.B.T.Q. issues has died aged 86. Vincenz was the first lesbian member of the Mattachine Society and served as the editor of the organization’s newsletter and then in 1969 along with Nancy Tucker created the independent newspaper, the Gay Blade, which later became…
