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Olympia Dukakis : self-styled ‘octogenarian mother-fucker’
Olympia Dukakis was a well respected Broadway actor long before the rest of the world caught up with her when she won an Oscar & Golden Globe for playing Cher’s mother in the movie Moonstruck in 1987. She is actually just 15 years older than her movie daughter who she very famously screamed at in…
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Welcome to Fairyland : Queer Miami Before 1940
Fairyland was a term coined by civic boosters in Miami to establish the city as a resort whose tropical exoticism was linked to the Caribbean. While obviously alluding to the queer connotation, it referenced the tourist fantasies of a place that was somewhat removed from the mundane aspects of everyday life. The book reads like…
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JUDY SHEPARD : There was so much more to Matt than the way he died.
Today marks 22 years since young Matthew Shepard was brutal murdered just for being gay. Since then his remarkable parents have tirelessy worked for a safer LGBTQ Communuty ans in doing so have ensured that we will never ever forget their son Queerguru revisits our exclusive interview with Matthew Shepard’s mother Judy in the…
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The Fat Lady Hasn’t Sung Yet
Now that PTown has lost most of the hoards of tourists and visitors the beginning of Fall is marked by what the locals call Townie Summah. The weather is still beautiful most days so who is ever left here can now relax and enjoy the quieter pace. However it is hardly all over yet.…
