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  • Otters to last through 2021

    Otters to last through 2021

      Just in case you are unaware (!) the Urban Dictionary tells us that an OTTER is a gay man who is very hairy all over his body, but is smaller in frame and weighs considerably less than a bear. Also in this instance Otterj is the name of a provocative American photographer whose work…

  • Loverboy A/W 20 : Hell Mend You

    Loverboy A/W 20 : Hell Mend You

      For many  cutting edge innovative designers  one of their biggest problems is the myriad of agents, reps, sales showrooms, press etc that they have to overcome to get their clothes into the hands of the people who love wearing, The talented Charles Jeffrey the man behind the LOVERBOY label  decided to bypass this problem…

  • Queer East Film Fest: best of Asian queer cinema in London

    Queer East Film Fest: best of Asian queer cinema in London

      London’s Queer East Film Festival is Back. As usual it is  a celebration of queer storytelling and activism in East and Southeast Asia and aims to uplift and amplify the voices of those marginalised in the LGBTQ+ community. To reflect on the significant progress that has been made, as well as the obstacles that…

  • In The Limelight : NY’s Club Life in the 90’s

    In The Limelight : NY’s Club Life in the 90’s

      For most of us who made it to NY’s fabulous LIMELIGHT Club back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s this excellent new book on club life by Steve Eichner brings back happy memories. Limelight was situated in a gothic revival brownstone that was once the  Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. It originally started…