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Jonny Woo and The Glory … East London’s most hallowed queer space ….have glorious plans for the Holiday Season
The aptly named ‘The Glory’ is a hallowed queer space in East London and a platform for forward-thinking queer entertainment, hosting everything from cabaret to performance to DJ night. Ever since it was opened in 2014 by drag queens Jonny Woo and John Sizzle alongside Colin Rothbart it’s been home to such fabulous events…
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‘Serving in Secret: Love, Country, and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ a new doc on Peacock TV
In 1970, Tom Carpenter graduated from the Naval Academy ready to follow his family’s lineage in the military as a US Marine Corps attack pilot. Then he met Courtland Hirschi. Tom and Court fell deeply in love, keeping their illicit relationship a secret. At that time, homosexuality – if discovered – resulted in being…
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When Harry Met Santa
The Norwegian Postal Service has produced the most wonderful gay television advert that not only celebrates Christmas but also the fact it is 50 years since the decriminalization of homosexuality in Norway. It depicts the developing relationship between Santa Claus and another older man, whom he visits each Christmas over several years. Eventually, the …
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How will the World react to Russia’s latest clampdown on the LGBTQ+ community labeling them ‘extremists”
The Russian Supreme Court held a four-hour session on Thursday behind closed doors to officially announce another major blow to the LGBTQ+ community. It was the result of a lawsuit brought by the Ministry of Justice who had decided ‘the activities of the international L.G.B.T.Q. movement had exhibited “various signs and manifestations of an…
