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Getty Center LA : QUEER LENS: A (STUNNING) HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY Exhibit
On June 17th, the GETTY MUSEUM in LA opened its second queer exhibit this summer Queer Lens: A History of Photograph is the first major exhibition in the United States to survey the history of photography through a queer lens, bringing together a variety of works that explore photography’s profound role in shaping and affirming…
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Drag Performer/Teacher MICHAEL TWAITS talks about his fab new book THE ART OF DRAG
Michael Twaits is a man of many talents (and dresses) who, as a drama school student, was never allowed to play ‘gay’ as his tutors said it was too easy. Now he is one of London’s most successful drag artists, who not only performs, but he also teaches other aspiring drag queens, and if that…
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Celebrating Fire Island’s CHERRY GROVE through ART by koitz
When we did a Zoom interview with filmmaker PARKER SARGENT last summer, we realized that there were very few cultural activities on Fire Island that they were not involved in some way or another (See the interview here) They have promised us a first look at their latest doc on another aspect of Fire Island…
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Celebrating PRIDE MONTH with some of our fav. gay male celebrity couples
It doesn’t seem that long ago (!) when there wasn’t a single out-gay actor in Hollywood, even though the studios were always rife with so many rumors. Being homosexual was deemed a career death sentence. In fact, in the 1930s’ one brave openly gay actor, William Haines, had his career cut short due to his…
