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WHAM! 40 Years Later : The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven
OMG it is 40 years since George Michael and Andrew Ridgely formed WHAM and burst onto the music scene. They had a whole stream of number-one hits such as ‘Club Tropicana’ and ‘Freedom’, and very quickly became one of the UK’s best-loved pop acts. To celebrate this musical milestone they are releasing WHAM! The Singles:…
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The time when England crowned a Gay King
Would Charles (an adulterer) have been crowned King of England if he was gay? Probably not, but the country did once have a queer monarch back in 1307. He was crowned Edward II and reigned until he was deposed and killed in 1327 by his wife, Isabella. He was 43 at the time of…
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God Save Us a Real Queen
The new Queen of England looked so miserable and had such a resting bitch face during the whole Coronation today. She should have looked around the Abbey and seen how REAL royalty acts. Like Queen Máxima of the Netherlands who was there with her husband King William Alexander. Queen Maxima has already become something…
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Madame F : Queer Britain Art Award
We rarely hear anything from QUEER BRITAIN, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, so we are guessing that their Madame F Queer Britain Art Award is a big thing. The Award celebrates queer creativity in artists: pride, passion, inclusivity and originality. 140 artists submitted illustrations, paintings, or drawings that celebrate the theme…
