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My Kinda (QUEER) Town Chicago Is ……….now that Chicago Social Butterflies are here to tell us what’s what
So Chicago seems very much the city where it is all happening for the queer community right now. Firstly holding one of the most succesfull DNC Conferences of all time culminating with the anointing of Kamala. Then there is the launch of the city’s Reeling Film Fest the second longest-running film festival of its…
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Ashish Gupta’s new book “Looking For Now” is an intimate and often provocative document celebrating queer longing.
British-Indian fashion designer Ashish Gupta has established a reputation for high-glamour outfits designed in his studio in East London and then hand-made by skilled artisans at his small workshop in Delhi. Over the years Gupta has grown his eponymous label from winning the prestigious NewGen award three times to being exhibited in the…
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How a gay beach oasis flourished in Michigan’s Bible Belt to compete with Provincetown and Fire Island
Gay artists, club owners and nude bathers have found a safe haven in Saugatuck and Douglas since the 1890s. By Julia Carmel August 24, 2024 at 8:00 Reprinted from The Washington Post SAUGATUCK AND DOUGLAS, Mich. — Jeff West was looking for a change of pace. After decades of running clubs and…
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Humans Of Pride : a new documentary from Kevin Coop about when NYC celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
A few years in the making Humans of Pride is a celebration of how in June 2019 New York opened its doors to the first WorldPride ever hosted in the United States. It was the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots a history-breaking life-changing event that sparked a worldwide movement. The documentary is being…
