Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter80 percent of gay men sent to the notorious Nazi concentration camp died there – some finding love among the horror or saving the lives of others first. That’s worth remembering this Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January). Words: Hugh Kaye for Attitude UK This is an updated version of this article. With thanks to … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFair is foul and foul is fabulous. Purim is the ancient Jewish celebration of blurring the lines between villain and hero, male and female, & queer and straight. This Purim you are invited to the most fabulous bash in all the land. Welcome to the Vashti Ball, presented by JQY & Out at … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Warwick Rowers are back again. This British Rowing Club introduced a calendar of naked male rowers back in 2009 and they became an immediate international sensation. And it all started after a chance encounter between a straight athlete and an LGBT photographer. For the next 10 years, the project grew in popularity and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAs the world celebrates the life of the legendary Dame Vivienne Westwood who died this week aged 81, we also remember another fashion icon who died in 2022. Thierry Mugler, the openly gay, French fashion designer who dressed celebrities from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé, was 73. when he passed away in January. The House … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterElias Jahshan, an Australian journalist of Palestinian and Lebanese descent living in London, asked 18 writers who were born or raised in the Arab region or who are from the diaspora to ruminate on this intersection of their identity. The result is a new anthology This Arab is Queer, that has just been … Continue reading