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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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WILLIAM FINN. the Writer/Composer who mined his own gay/Jewish life into Tony Award winning Musicals has died aged 73
The extraordinarily talented writer/composer William Finn mined his own life as a gay Jewish man in NY who created a trilogy of award-winning musicals that were particularly admired by what a ‘friend’ viciously described as ‘show tune queens.’ That’s a tad too dismissive of a man (and his fans) who lyrically captured a whole generation…
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Despite the Despot President and the rampantly homophobic Governor ITS STILL GOOD TO BE GAY IN FLORIDA
If there ever was a time when we needed to come together as a queer community in Florida its NOW! With the Despot President holed up in his glitzy ‘trailer’ home in the midst of the State’s Senior Citizens Community and whose rampant homophobia is matched by the State’s incumbant Governer, we need to be…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah previews CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance, including many queer performances – Peckham’s Copeland Gallery in London.
If you’re in London this month, check out CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance, a five-day performance arts festival – including many queer performances – taking place April 23-27 at Peckham’s Copeland Gallery in South-East London. Curated by Future Ritual, CEREMONY, a Festival of Performance includes the following gems amongst many more. The Trembling Forest…
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Queerguru reviews PINK LADY the story of an Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jewish family that have to confront a queer crisis
Our passion for queer Israeli movies started over 2O years thanks to the legendary director Eytan Fox and his extraordinary film ‘Walk On Water.’ Since then, QG has followed his whole string of outstanding movies that have given us such a great perspective on being gay and Jewish: think The Bubble, Yossi and Jaeger, Cupcakes,…
