queermatter
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The LONDON DYKE MARKET has its 2nd Birthday
(A very young) Queerguru was so thrilled when we reclaimed the word queer for ourselves in the 1990’s transforming a historic anti-gay slur into a term of empowerment and pride. What we hadn’t realised until we were doing some research this morning was that gay women were ahead of men. In the early 1970’s they…
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prideART Berlin : queer art without borders
The last weekend in August, marking the end of summer in the US, is Labor Day …. the last time when we can wear white. In the UK, it’s a Bank Holiday and is one of just 4 Official holidays in UK. In Germany, however, this is the weekend they celebrate Pride Art in Berlin,…
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The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S. October 3 – December 20, 2025 : a major retrospective @ Wrightwood 659, Chicago
It is us BUT is everyone having landmark birthdays this year: The Sound of Music is 60 years old, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in NY celebrates 100 years, its Elvis’s 90th birthday, Bob Marley’s 80th, Jane Austens 250th Birthday, Grease 45th etc. and the latest one is the Joffrey Ballet, who…
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GOODBYE GLORIA : We made you Rich and a Star and you repaid us being Maga
One of the (many) qualities that we are proud of that our community practices is loyalty! To our friends, family, and the rest of the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Plus, the artists who share their culture with us. More than once, we have been at Pride Rallies where the entertainer has made a point of thanking the…
