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Paris unveils a stunning new Memorial honoring and remembering LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust
The city of Paris marked this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) with the unveiling of a new memorial in WW2. Under the Nazi regime, up to 17 million people were systematically killed including six million Jews, hundreds of thousands of disabled people, and thousands of LGBTQ+ people, amongst many other groups…
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LEGENDARY LOOKS : The Art Of Effects Design In House Ballroom : a new 3 part Exhibit
Delve into the extraordinary tradition and artistry of effects design in the LGBTQ+ House Ballroom community. This groundbreaking multi-media exhibition features more than sixteen unforgettable looks created by some of ballroom’s top designers, stylists and walkers, including Icon Overall Mother DeeDee Lanvin, Icon Founding Mother Miss Shalae Basquiat, Legendary Cameo Cameo, Legendary Giovanni 007, and…
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ELSKA’s intrepid Liam Campbell travels to Eastern Europe see what its like being queer in MOLDAVIA (once part of USSR)
Just when we think that Liam Campbell, the Editor in Chief of ELSKA, our favorite globe-trotting quuer photo-zine, must be running out of new countries to explore and feature, he surprises us with his latest discovery. For Elska’s 52nd Edition, Campbell travelled to MOLDOVA, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Romania and war-torn…
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The latest ‘must have ” additions to LEGO”s Art Line are KEITH HARING’S ‘ Dancing Figures’
For almost 40 years, since the mid-1980s whenever I flew into NY from London, one of my favorite ports of call was The Pop Shop on Lafayette Street in Soho (sadly now closed). KEITH HARING saw the Pop Shop as an extension of his work, a fun boutique where his art could be accessible to…
