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Two Major Drag Celebrations for Pride in Washington DC
Washington’s Dupont Underground is celebrating Drag this Pride Month with both an Exhibition and Live Drag Show DC Royals: A Celebration of Drag is a celebration of the members of the drag community, specifically focusing on the drag culture in the DC area throughout recent years. They want to honor the roots of drag in…
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Decked out in Linen for the summer a la Kit Butler
Summer is finally here, and when it comes to our wardrobes it means only one thing: linen. We may not look as cool (or hot?) as Brit supermodel Kit Butler decked out in Massimo Dutti, but this could be the Queerguru summer uniform this summer. Tise Spanish fashion brand calls this new collection “Color…
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A Matter of Time; Examining Forty Years of AIDS While Living through a Pandemic
On Thursday, June 3rd the leading queer choreographer Pioneer Winter will moderate with a Dance Against Time panel of artists, advocates, and activists who will reflect on queerness, mortality, urgency, and intimacy in the time of pandemic from the perspective of the performing arts. It is to complement a new exhibition A Matter…
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Being Thunder : the story of an indigenous Two Spirit Teen
French filmmaker Stéphanie Lamorré’s heart-touching documentary on teenage Sherenté Mishitashin is another very welcome contribution to the burgeoning dialogue about the transgender community. Sherenté is a gender-queer Two-Sprit teenager and a member of the Narragansett Tribal Nation in Rhode Island and this is their story. Lamorré’s very discreet camera captures a very determined and…
