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  • Same-Sex Ballroom Dancing : one of the last bastions of Homophobia

    Same-Sex Ballroom Dancing : one of the last bastions of Homophobia

      It seems very odd to us here at Queerguru that one of the last bastions of homophobia is ballroom dancing.  There is still a level undisguised hatred so that when two professional dancers Graziano Di Prima and Johannes Radebe danced together on Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing TV Show over 200 hundred people  picked up…

  • Tom Goss : Dancing In My Room

    Tom Goss : Dancing In My Room

      Since we caught up with TOM GOSS one  of Queerguru’s favorite singer/songwriters  last November (https:// queerguru.com/tom-goss-living-his-dream/) he has been very  busy. making music.  A ‘little thing’ like a COVId 19 Lockdown has hardly slowed down his output :  just follow him on Facebook to see when he is next Streaming LIve  (https://www.facebook.com/tomgossmusic/). This Monday…

  • The Pale Blue Door :  the end of a Queer Fairytale

    The Pale Blue Door : the end of a Queer Fairytale

      When we first went to The Pale Blue Door in London’s East End the Uber driver was actually scared for us when he dropped us off.  The most unique and absolutely fabulous Dining Club is down the city’s scuzziest back alleys down a particularly uninviting Haggerston back street. This was the actual home of…

  • What the  glamorous Drag Queens in Peru are up to during Lockdown

    What the glamorous Drag Queens in Peru are up to during Lockdown

      Marta BeatChu is a very successful Drag Queen who lives and works in LA.   However if you say her name fast you may be able to spot where she originally hails from i.e. Peru (Manchu Pinchu).  Marta has been performing in her adopted home town since 2013 bur he has never forgotten her Drag…