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ArtGaysel 2021 including Chick Byrne : The QUEEREST ART FAIR
Whenever Queerguru runs into Alex Guerra the co-owner of The Gaythering, THE hottest queer hotel and bar in Miami Beach it’s impossible not to be immediately moved by his infectious passion for both his work and life. He even ramps it up yet another level this time of year when he is the…
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The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends
Perkins Harnly is a forgotten outsider artist whose work is held but not displayed at the Met, the New York Public Library, and the Smithsonian. A self-taught artist with a wonderful feel for Victorian/Edwardian maximalist decor and clothing is now featured in a brand new book just out: The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins…
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I Am Fred : The Girl Who Wanted To Be A Boy
Felicity is not happy. She feels much more like a boy than a girl. But what will happen when she tells people she wants to be Fred? Part of the Rainbow Street Series, I Am Fred is a story based on real-life discussions between a mother and her son who, inside, increasingly felt…
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Hugh Ryan: Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life
When Historian, Curator, and Author HUGH RYAN wrote WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER, he found a thousand great images that couldn’t fit in the book. On Jan 16th, thanks to Oscar Wilde Tours, he’ll be showing them off and discussing “Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life!” Ryan will take you on a tour of…
