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Brévo Theatre’s annual production of Langston Hughes ‘BLACK NATIVITY’ comes to South Florida this December
The legendary Langston Hughes was a queer celebrated American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist as is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1961 he adapted the Nativity story imto a musical play BLACK NATIVITY, which was performed off Broadway by an entirely black cast. Hughes was the author of the…
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‘Holly Revell’s ‘PEOPLE LIKE US – A LIVING ARCHIVE : an exhibit at Ledger Studio, University of Atypical, Belfast
Holly Revell is a Brit artist photographer in London who makes collaborative portraits with fellow queer folk exploring transforming identities. It was on the queer cabaret and club scene in London that Revell found her place and then made her mark with her project ‘DARKROOM’ in 2010. Despite an initial reluctance to document other artists’…
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TRANS RIGHTS NOW CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES TRANS AWARENESS WEEK
WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the first Trans Awareness Week since Trump took office, Tyler Hack (they/them), the Executive Director of the Christopher Street Project, released the following statement: “Today marks the start of Trans Awareness Week — the first since Trump’s unprecedented attacks on transgender Americans. Trump is attempting to take us back…
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Queerguru reviews I AM : a compelling Award-winning doc about a viscous male rape that inspired the help of complete strangers
These are tough times to find good news, so when we find some, it’s a joy to be able to share it. We spotted this story in the Washington Blade (one of the BEST gay newspapers) written by Ron Blake (known as Blake) about what he politely called an ‘adventure’ back in late 2023. He…
