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The Love Letters and Legacy of David Wojnarowicz
The exceptionally talented queer artist David Wojanarowicz’s name may not easily trip off one’s tongue but his place in the echelons of queer culture is one that is totally assured. , He died of AIDS in 1992 just 37 years old, but the impact of his work is still so powerfully relevant today. A new…
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Drag Brunch @ Taco Bell …… yes, Taco Bell
If this Press Release landed in our in-tray on April Ist we wouldn’t even think twice about this story. But evidently is real. Very real. There’s a brand new ….. and most unlikely place ….. to go for a Drag Brunch now The Taco Bell Drag Tour — which features two shows per…
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Sidney Fox’s Crime: rent boy, conman, thief?
Sidney Fox’s Crime is the latest play at London’s cute queer theatre and cabaret space, Above The Stag, in Vauxhall. This drama is a true story, written and directed by Taggart creator Glenn Chandler. We follow handsome male prostitute, thief and forger, Sidney Fox (Sebastian Calver), as he travels the country during the roaring…
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Terence Blanchard’s ‘Champion: An Opera in Jazz’ the story of a queer man in a macho world
Terence Blanchard’s Champion: An Opera in Jazz (2013) tells the real-life story of world champion boxer Emile Griffith, a man haunted by memories of his past who struggled to reconcile his sexuality in a hyper-macho world. This groundbreaking work combining the disciplines of opera and jazz, was co-commissioned by the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in…
