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RED, HOT & BLUE : the music that still raises awareness and much needed funds in the fight against AIDS
Red Hot Organisation was established in 1989 by Leigh Blake and John Carlin in response to the AIDS epidemic and its impact on artists and creators within New York City. Carlin, who previously pursued a career as an entertainment lawyer, expressed the wish to create an “AIDS charity album” to pay tribute to American singer/songwriter Cole Porter.…
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You so don’t have to be a football fan to know that the Streetboys Calendar is a real Winner
Team Munich e.V. is Germany’s first gay football team that plays in the official league of the German Football Association. It started back in 1994, and then 5 years later various independent gay and lesbian sports clubs merged with them and then the Streetboys joined in 2001. Recently they hosted their 5th charity…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE a beautiful, very detailed, documentary about the trail-blazing sex educator
Despite giving the world TV gems featuring powerful women such as Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman, and The Bionic Woman, the reality of women’s lives and human rights in 1970s America was very different. The National Organisation of Women (NOW), founded in 1966, had led the way in the development of women’s rights, but…
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Sister Roma talks with Queerguru about finally making her London Debut
Sister Roma is one of the original Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence the charitable, protest, and street performance movement that uses drag and religious imagery to satirize issues of sex, gender, and morality. and fundraise for charity. They came about during the AIDS pandemic in San Francisco when they provided a valuable support system, especially…
