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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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Did we ever tell you how much we really loved you Lily?
It has just been announced that the Britsh Award-Winning Talk Show host Paul O’Grady has died unexpectedly at the age of 67. Since 2004 O’Grady has been a major presence in mainstream TV with his different shows getting record ratings. However despite all his wonderful success, to Queerguru, and most of the British LGBTQ…
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Filmmaker COREY SHERMAN talks about his debut feature BIG BOYS on the eve of its US Premiere at WICKED QUEER
On the eve of the US Premiere of BIG BOYS at Wicked Queer, Boston’s LGBTQ Film Festival, we catch up with the film’s writer/director Corey Sherman. This feature film debut of his is a heart-string-pulling coming-of-age about unrequited love with a difference. Jamie, the protagonist ( a breakthrough performance from 14-year-old Isaac Krasner) is…
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Queer movement artist MAX COOKWARD reflects their transformative journey through dance
Max Cookward a queer dance artist reflects on their connection to the physical and means of expression in a short film, directed by Harry Bowley. The Brit grew up with two mothers which he acknowledges would help when they would want to self-discover their gender identity and sexuality Trained at Rambert School of Ballet and…
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DRUNK MUSICALS where the sobriety of the actors is completely in the audience’s hands comes to Fire Island
Some 6 years ago NY performer Kaylee Macknight was working Monday night Open Mics at The West End Lounge and after some heavy drinking later that evening she had one of those lightbulb moments. Here she was doing two of her favorite activities i.e. singing and getting inebriated. why not combine the two?…
