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Laura Dern is now Officially a Gay Icon
The Academy Awards may be the most prestigious event in the Hollywoods calendar; the Golden Globes celebrated some of the worst frocks ever this year; and the SAG Awards maybe the least sober with all that Moet flowing; BUT the Independent Spirit Awards is the most inclusive best fun ever. Parks and Recreation alum Aubrey…
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They Are Poofs! Abomination a DUP Opera
Northern Ireland is a Province of the UK which has a very troubled history of strife mainly about whether it should be reunited with Ireland or still be part of Britain. It’s fractured politics have for years been led by an ultra-conservative Protestant Party the DUP. During the UK PM Theresa May’s recent minority…
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Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews Vicky Moran’s play about LGBTQ homelesness
No Sweat ☆☆☆☆ Pleasance Theatre, London With homelessness on the rise in the UK, and 24% of young homeless people identifying as LGBTQ+, Vicky Moran’s important new play is very timely, and very good. Using verbatim interview clips and based on real stories from the playwright’s interviews with homeless queer youth, it uncovers the…
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THE FABULOUS LYPSINKA SHOW back in London after 16 year absence
John Epperson aka LYPSINKA is a NY based drag performer who has been delighting audiences around the globe for the past 40 years. This Goddess of Show Business lip-synchs to meticulously edited, show-length soundtracks culled from snippets of outrageous 20th-century female performances in movies and song. It’s unashamedly old-fashioned entertainment that has kept the…
