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The World of Radical Glamour “SUNDAYS AT CAFÉ TABAC” Chronicles The Legendary Lesbian Night In NY’S East Village (1993-95)
It is no secret that lesbian bars and spaces in the US are rapidly disappearing. Back in 2020, Queerguru ran a review of The Lesbian Bar Project about there only being 15 left (see https://queerguru.com/15-lesbian-bars-left-in-the-us-join-the-fight-back/). With the progress of LGBTQ rights, visibility and safe spaces, and social life considerably shifted over onto…
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From VEDA to VIBES : queer (good) news from Ireland
Never ever think that Veda is JUST a drag queen :this Irish tour-de-force is so much more. She first came onto Queerguru’s radar when we reviewed HOW TO TELL A SECRET’ an excellent documentary on how millennials deal with HIV in contemporary Ireland. As a passionate HIV activist, Veda just exudes her enthusiasm on…
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What did it feel like to be there?:12 Portraits from the Addresses Project
What did it feel like to be there?: 12 Portraits from The Addresses Project presents a selection of twelve portraits by photographer Riya Lerner, selected from a larger multi-disciplinary project entitled the Addresses Project created by Gwen Shockey with Riya Lerner featuring lesbian and queer individuals who have dedicated their lives to creating and holding…
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Claude Montana the most infuential designer of the 1980s whose life then catapulted out of control, has died aged 76
Claude Montana was the designer who defined the 80s with his exaggerated big shoulders that gave women tough semi-masculine silhouettes, has died aged 76. This was a major success and started the whole ‘power dressing‘ for women and and was at the peak of his career, but it didn’t bring his company…
