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How an 18th Century Pleasure Garden became one of London’s most vibrant gay areas today
Today marks the very first day of Pride 2022. Well, the official designated month, as nowadays for most of us in the LGBTQ+ community it is something we celebrate every single day of the year. For each day in June, QUEERGURU will be looking at different aspects of Pride including how very small…
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Going against trend , PORTLAND Oregon has a new queer women’s bar, and its all about Sports
This time last year we reviewed The Lesbian Project a documentary by Executive Produced Lea De Laria that highlighted the demise of lesbian bars in the US that were on the actual brink of being extinct species. This year there has not been a dramatic change, but one piece of good news a…
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Legends of Drag : Queens of a Certain Age
It can cost an aspiring drag queen their life savings …. and more …. to have a chance to get to participate. In fact, several don’t win any more than a day in Bankruptcy Court. It’s all a far cry from the days when a drag queen made her way in the world…
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Gaston Lacombe : The Sun and the Moon
Gaston Lacombe migrated to Ptown from French Canada a few years back to open his own art gallery which very quickly has become one of Queerguru’s go-to places for contemporary queer art. Over the last few months, one motif has dominated Lacombe’s art – the simple circle. Arcs, hoops, halos, suns and moons, but…
