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Its Party TIme Weekend in Washington DC with THE CHERRY ELEMENT : 4 fab parties to raise much needed funds for Mental Health & HIV/AIDS services
We’re heading for Washington DC (when hopefully You Know Who will bacak in Florida waddling around the golf course) as it’s the fabulous CHERRY ELEMENT Weekend. Inspired by the iconic movie “The Fifth Element”, this event promises an unforgettable experience with four different parties featuring amazing visuals and stunning performances! As one of the longest…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews RAINS OVER BABEL : a fierce, steampunk, feisty, maximum-impact action drama
Get ready for a treat with Rains Over Babel, a glorious queer Afro-Colombian retro-futuristic tropical punk assault on the senses. Director Gala del Sol’s gem premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Fest and is sure to make its mark as it reaches wider audiences. Based in and around Babel, a late-night neon-lit dive/cabaret bar in…
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In the center of Castro in the center of SF’s gay neighborhood is the GLBT Historical Society : the story of how our past shaped us now
As Queerguru was making a long overdue visit back ‘home’ to San Francisco, it seemed after we discovered what is new and hot, we should re-visit the parts of the city that made it such an important destination all those years ago for the queer community. So there is the heart of the Castro in…
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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…
