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De Santis Strikes Again: THE KINGS SINGERS are banned in Florida because 2 of the 6 members are GAY
The King’s Singers are a highly successful British cappella vocal ensemble established in 1968. They are named after the celebrated King’s College in Cambridge, England (founded in 1441) where the group was formed by six choral scholars. Today the ensemble travels worldwide for its performances, appearing in around 125 concerts each year, mostly in Europe, the…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews WINDFALL ‘a jack-in-the-box comedy’ @ Southwark Playhouse, London
Windfall ★★★★ Southwark Playhouse Borough Windfall is a jack-in-the-box of a comedy, but in the first half, you don’t know it. It unwinds in an amusing but restrained way with glimpses of something more compelling beneath the surface, then in the second half, it leaps out at you. A manic, blade-wielding clown from a…
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Mathew V sings The Man I Love : perfect for a queer Valentine’s Day
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Vancouver-based queer singer Mathew V, has released a music video of his take on ‘The Man I Love‘. The song written by George Gershwin and his brother Ira, is a mere 99 years old, and especially perfect now for any romantic gay man this week. The track is…
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Howerd’s End : the story of one of the UK’s (closeted) gay icons
In the 1960s and 1970s comedian Frankie Howerd was one of the major stars of British Television. He was also like many performers of that time a closeted homosexual, as coming out then was considered professional suicide. Homosexuality was still illegal in the UK until the law changed in 1969 but it still took several…
