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Safe/Haven: Gay Life in 1950s Cherry Grove

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  Thanks to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s ‘Lavender Scare’ culture, the 1950s’ became one of the most homophobic times in American history.   McCarthy  and his people created a world in which gay people were persecuted and ostracized both at work and at home.  After President Eisenhower’ issued an Executive ORder “sexual perversion”  it became grounds for the investigation … Continue reading




All Man : The Story of the Iconic International Male Catalogue

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  In the 1970’s when gay porn was still very rare and not easy to access, lots of men, gay and straight, found what they were looking for scantily clad on the pages of The International Male Catalogue. With its army of clean-cut fresh faced-man with their six-pack abs and even with their very generous … Continue reading



The Bitch Can Heal : this bitch is exhausting and worth the effort

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  This Bitch Can Heal  ☆☆☆ The Vault Festival Did you have a new year’s resolution to get healthy? If so by the end of January you will have learnt that there is a reason gym classes last just under an hour. It’s about all a human can take of pushing yourself to your limit. Perhaps … Continue reading



The legendary MICHOU who inspired La Cage Aux Folles has died

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Just two days after QUEERGURU interviewed Brit actor MICHAEL MATUS who is about to star in the latest incarnation of the gay classic comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the very man who inspired the original has died in Paris aged 88. The legendary singer/drag performer/night club owner MICHOU was known as the Blue Prince on … Continue reading



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