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  • Alexis  Gregory has woven various themes together beautifully in his compelling performance in RIOT ACT

    Alexis Gregory has woven various themes together beautifully in his compelling performance in RIOT ACT

    Riot Act ☆☆☆☆ The Kings Head Theatre Alexis Gregory bounds on stage like an excitable puppy and delivers a masterclass in the oral tradition. His latest piece (following sold-out Sex-Crime previously reviewed here) presents the verbatim record of his interviews with three gay men. Each has a tale to tell and Michael-Anthony Nozzi’s is absolutely…

  • Emerson House : old world hospitality in Cork, Ireland

    Emerson House : old world hospitality in Cork, Ireland

    . The photo above was taken at Gay Pride in Cork in the south west of Ireland and the country’s second largest city which is strangely home to very few gay establishments  Why such a bustling and booming metropolis lacks a choice of gay bars for example is a mystery to us.  Especially on a…

  • Britains first-ever gay TV program 23 years ago was such a hoot

    Britains first-ever gay TV program 23 years ago was such a hoot

      In 1995 the UK National broadcast the august BBC launched the country’s very first all gay TV show.  Gaytime TV was a  late night comedy and lifestyle magazine that naturally was completely groundbreaking at the time, and although they managed to secure excellent guests like Harvey Fierstein and Martina Navratilova for the very first…

  • Christopher Sousa: New Work

    Christopher Sousa: New Work

      Despite Provincetown’s significant LGBT community and also its reputation as a major art colony, there is in fact barely a handful of local artists producing good queer art. We  have already featured a couple this year :James Frederick and Gaston Lacombe who are having very successful seasons,  but they are relative newcomers compared to…