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WILLIAM FINN. the Writer/Composer who mined his own gay/Jewish life into Tony Award winning Musicals has died aged 73
The extraordinarily talented writer/composer William Finn mined his own life as a gay Jewish man in NY who created a trilogy of award-winning musicals that were particularly admired by what a ‘friend’ viciously described as ‘show tune queens.’ That’s a tad too dismissive of a man (and his fans) who lyrically captured a whole generation…
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Despite the Despot President and the rampantly homophobic Governor ITS STILL GOOD TO BE GAY IN FLORIDA
If there ever was a time when we needed to come together as a queer community in Florida its NOW! With the Despot President holed up in his glitzy ‘trailer’ home in the midst of the State’s Senior Citizens Community and whose rampant homophobia is matched by the State’s incumbant Governer, we need to be…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah previews CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance, including many queer performances – Peckham’s Copeland Gallery in London.
If you’re in London this month, check out CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance, a five-day performance arts festival – including many queer performances – taking place April 23-27 at Peckham’s Copeland Gallery in South-East London. Curated by Future Ritual, CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance includes the following gems amongst many more. The Trembling Forest…
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The National AIDS Memorial Grove in SF’s Golden Gate Park : a beautiful space for healing, hope and rememberance
It is very rare that this writer is ever speechless for long, but on this first trip to San Francisco in decades, a visit to Golden Gate Park did exactly that. There, in its heart, is a 10-acre memorial for those impacted by AIDS: a dedicated space for healing, hope, and remembrance. This is the…
