Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt may be walking amongst all those deliriously happy queers in Pride Marches across the globe, or simply seeing half-dressed in the summer sun, but this is evidently a time when singles go on the hunt. Fed up swiping left or right on all those the so-called dating sites, then maybe its time you … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThis year being the 50th Anniversary of the (partial) decriminalization of homosexuality for gay men in the UK (it was never ever illegal for lesbians) London is getting ready to celebrate big time. As well as all the major Exhibitions planned by the capital’s leading Museums (see below) Queer Tours of London are being set up … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe 10th Edition of Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest in London’s East End kicks off today November 10th with one of its most eclectic and edgy programs to date. It’s like a finger up to PM Boris Johnson who has forced everyone at home in Lockdown, by giving the online queer community this … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere was almost too much to see at the Queer Perspectives event in London’s National Portrait Gallery so once we had grabbed a large glass of wine it was a joy to bump into the indefatigable John Sizzle on DJ duty. Spinning his mercurial mix of camp classics and 80’s anthems he looked like the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMargaret Thatcher was really a man in drag. This was a popular (pre-internet) accusation leveled at the former British prime minister. Contemporary cultural representations also pitched her as a fella. Spitting Image, the phenomenal satirical TV show that ran throughout the 80’s, portrayed her in a man’s pinstripe suit & tie – the … Continue reading