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FOLSOM STREET FAIR the daddy of the leather/kink/alt-sex community is BACK
The famously infamous street fair that draws in leather/kink/alt-sex community from around the world is BACK. 39 years this year, so they are well into their daddy phase. Go in all your gear or none at all and take to the streets of the deliciously weird and wonderful fair in San Francisco …… here…
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UK National Treasure Miriam Margolyes : the eccentric lesbian actress with the potty mouth
In the UK the larger-than-life octogenarian actress Miriam Margolyes is something of a national treasure. Her long career ranges from being the most successful voice-over actress (she did animated mops to soft porn) to winning a BAFTA Award for her performance in Martin Scorsese‘s The Age of Innocence . Hard to believe that this expert…
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Gene Howard was singing love songs to other men back in the 1960s
Thanks to archivist J.D. Doyle a little-known queer jazz record from 1962 has been discovered and its a wee gem. The record, tagged as “sultry stylings by a most unusual vocalist,” features a male crooner singing love songs about other men. The record had no artist credits, other than the cover photo and back…
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Queering the Crip, Cripping the Queer : An Exhibition on the History, Culture and Activism of Queerness & Disability
The new Exhibit in Berlin’s queer Schwule Museum is the first international exhibition exploring the multiple historical, cultural, and political intersections of queerness and disability. It shows works by over 20 international contemporary artists who deal with the historical themes and objects of the exhibition. Also on view is a selection from the Prinzhorn…
