• Patric McCoy : TAKE MY PICTURE : striking photographic portrayals of gay Black men in the 1980s

    Patric McCoy : TAKE MY PICTURE : striking photographic portrayals of gay Black men in the 1980s

      One of the very good reasons to make tracks to Chicago next month is to head to Wrightwood 659 to see a new exhibit from Patric McCoy.  This Chicago native, retired environmental scientist, traveled around Chicago, often on his bike with his camera.  The result is a selection of 50 striking photographic portrayals of…

  • Queerguru reviews “Stay On Board : The Leo Baker Story”

    Queerguru reviews “Stay On Board : The Leo Baker Story”

      Even though we have somehow gotten used to the traumas/sacrifices that so many people have to face when they transition, it still did not prepare us for the journey that Lee Baker would undertake to be his true self. Baker had been something of a skateboard fanatic since childhood, having been given his first…

  • Queerguru’s Richard Gilles declares in Paris a new star is born : her name is  PAULINE CHAGNE

    Queerguru’s Richard Gilles declares in Paris a new star is born : her name is PAULINE CHAGNE

      Moi aussi je suis Barbara ★★★★★ Au Studio Hébertot, Paris    A star is born: the Parisian audience rediscovers the Magnetic, Tall, Dark Lady.  There is so much more to Paris than Awful Emily… the ever-so-talented Pauline Chagne, in Moi aussi je suis Barbara, pays tribute and embodies the iconic French chanteuse. In this musical…

  • Two Types of Queer Happy …….in London

    Two Types of Queer Happy …….in London

    Joseph Aldous‘ debut play GET HAPPY is having its World Premiere at The Pleasance Theatre in London.  This award-winning play directed by Piers Blackis a hyperpop glitter explosion about queer individuals’ relationship to happiness. A one-man show following Adam dealing with the death of his mother, his impending birthday and everyone else around him moving…