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We Three Kings FIRED! Replaced with We Four Queens this Christmas.
As much as Panti Bliss jokes about it, she is indeed a national (f–king) treasure in her native Ireland. Always a popular drag queen in Dublin, but that all changed on 1 February 2014. Panti a gay rights activist gave a Noble Call speech at the Abbey Theatre in response to the events surrounding a controversy about…
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Elska Magazine Meets the Men of Belfast
When Elska Magazine’s Editor Liam Campbell first announced that Belfast in Northern Ireland would be the next choice to be featured in the magazine, he was inundated with messages on social media from people saying they hoped the issue would be ‘full of gingers’. He admitted to getting annoyed because of the fetishization of…
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Dame Barbara Windsor : a truly great British gay Icon RIP
Today most of the LGBTQ Community in the UK will be in mourning for the passing of one of the country’s beloved gay icons Dame Barbara Windsor, better known as ‘Babs’. This highly successful actress from London’s East End was the least pretentious star who flitted from serious drama to deliciously camp comedy. Her…
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Courtney Act has re-opened a London theatre starring in a ‘Dragatha Christie’ murder mystery”
Courtney Act first burst on to US TV Screens in season six of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, but by then the dragqueen/singer was already quite famous in her native Australia. She first came to prominence competing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003 which landed her a recording contract with Sony. Courtney may not…
