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Come Out and Play: queer art exhibit fundraiser for Albert KennedyTrust
Come Out and Play is a new queer-themed art exhibit that has been mounted to support the work of LGBTQ+ homelessness charity Albert Kennedy Trust . Curated by Andrew Salagdo it celebrates internationally-based queer artists who prioritize a bold approach and work that is celebratory, challenging, and progressive. Hearthrob Brit actor Russell Tovey…
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Elska the queer photo-zine snaps the (reluctant) local gay men of Athens
< Probably for the first time Elska editor and chief photographer Liam Campbell had his work cut out when he landed in Athens the capital of Greece. When he started the casting process of finding a diverse assortment of local gay men to photograph they tended to have a lot of worries about how…
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Hawaii’s Bishop Museum revisits its history of gender-fluid healers
More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,” which in Hawaiian language and culture refers to someone with dual male and female spirit and a mixture of gender traits. A new…
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Madrid’s Pride HIGH HEEL RACE is back …..
Madrid’s LGTBQ Pride would not be the same without its traditional High Heel Race, a sporting-festive event which this year celebrates its twenty-third edition in Pelayo Street and which involves finishing the course on platforms up to 15 centimeters high. “I run because I think it’s something super original, very fun and a…
