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I Loves You Porgy ….. live on PBS Great Performances on July 17th
We may be spoilt for choices with so much culture now being streamed online right now, but here is one real treat we would not dream of missing. This Friday, July 17, PBS’s Great Performances will present the Metropolitan Opera’s 2019 production of George and Ira Gershwin and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward’s Porgy and Bess. Directed by…
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Tituss Burgess : Dance M.F.
Here’s not one, but THREE, takes of queer four-time Emmy Winner actor/performer TITUSS BURGESS with his new Pride video DANCE. M.F. This fab new song is a love letter to all the party people who in spite of the pandemic, are still committed to “live their best lives“, party on down and celebrate Pride…
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A 92 year old WW2 veteran/transgender widow denied her rights
Sometimes when we are arguing and fighting for the rights of our LGBTQ community, it’s good to sit back and think about some of the actual people that are affected so badly by all this discrimination. Robina Asti was a WWII veteran and pilot and a very high-powered businessman until 1976 when she transitioned. …
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Vogue 4 #BlackLivesMatter
On May 31, New York City-based choreographer Kemar Jewel attended a Black Lives Matter protest where the police tear gassed protesters. As him was leaving the march, one white cop told him to “Move!” and then pushed him to the ground. Jewel used his angry after experiencing police brutality firsthand to make a dance…
