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PALM ROYALE : Apple TV’s star studded ‘camp’ comedy set in Florida 1960s where a former pageant queen tries to fit in with the ‘society’ crowd
Apples TV’s new camp comedy series PALM ROYALE starring Kristen Wigg has a really fab cast that includes Carol Burnett, Laura Dern,Allison Janney Josh Lucas and Leslie Bibb. Oh yes, and speedo clad Ricky Martin. Its story centers centers on a former pageant queen (Kristen Wigg) who tries to break into the upper…
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Farewell DAVID MIXNER an iconic champion and fierce fighter of LGBTQ rights who has died aged 77
The word ‘icon’ is bandied around so much these, but one queer man who was this, and so much more, is the legendary activist DAVID MIXNER. His death has just been announced and he will be a great loss in our community as he was a giant in the global struggle for LGBTQ+ rights…
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Day With(out) Art 2024: Red Reminds Me… Seven new videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today:
For Day With(out) Art 2024, Visual AIDS announces Red Reminds Me…,. Seven new videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV today: The hour-long video program will premiere at 150+ museums worldwide on December 1, 2024, Through the red ribbon and other visuals, HIV and AIDS has been long associated with the color red…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raves about JOIN THE CLUB an excellent doc on DENNIS PERON the greatest queer activist we’ve never heard off
Dennis Peron is the greatest queer activist you’ve never heard of. A fantastic new documentary, Join The Club, however, seeks to address that. It tells the story of how the one-time queer hippy improved millions of American lives through his 1980s and 1990s activism in launching the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club, and the subsequent legalisation…
