Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNational Queer Theater is an innovative theater collective dedicated to celebrating the brilliance of generations of LGBTQ artists and providing a home for unheard storytellers and activists. By serving our elders, youth, and working professionals, NQT creates a more just future through radical and evocative theater experiences and free community classes. As the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJust singing a song won’t change anything at all BUT belting out this Lily Allen track at the top of your voice will at least help you get some of your sheer frustration out. It all happened at Glastonbury, still one of the greatest music festivals of all time, the American singer Olivio … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt all started with the fabulous Wanda Sykes. She alongside Oscar co-hosts Amy Schumer and Regina Hall got the crowd really warmed up by making reference to Florida’s infamous ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, Sykes said, “We’re going to have a great night tonight and for you people in Florida, we’re going to have … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSeveral decades ago (!) I was sitting in the auditorium of the National Film Theatrein London. On stage was one of my favorite actresses who was discussing her career which started off aged 17 playing a maid in her first Hollywood film in 1944. It was called GASLIGHT and the young Angela Lansbury and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBishopsgate Institute stages a take-over of The Curve with an archive installation of objects, ephemera, and media highlighting 40 moments and stories in London’s LGBTQ+ history. Bishopsgate Institute has been collecting the lived experiences of everyday people for over a century, and their unique special collections and archives present the stories of individuals, collectives … Continue reading