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The legendary MICHOU who inspired La Cage Aux Folles has died
Just two days after QUEERGURU interviewed Brit actor MICHAEL MATUS who is about to star in the latest incarnation of the gay classic comedy LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, the very man who inspired the original has died in Paris aged 88. The legendary singer/drag performer/night club owner MICHOU was known as the Blue Prince on…
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Scots Queer Groups show their support for Trans Rights
The Scottish Government are currently debating a potentially groundbreaking piece of legislation that will reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), and allow transgender people to self-declare their gender. As usual the reforms have come under fire from the reactionary Far Right digging up the cliched and totally unproven argument claiming predators could use them…
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I Was Not Born A Mistake : one women’s journey to finding her true identity
There are no two stories of transitioning that are the same, and Yiscah Smith’s tale about her own particular journey is probably one of the most intriguing we have ever seen. Born in a devout Observant Jewish family in Brooklyn as Yakov Smith and as a boy at school Smith was picked on and bullied…
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Michael Matus talks about the new production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES he is about to star in.
Queerguru spoke with Michael Matus one of the stars of the World Premiere of La Cage Aux Folles the play adapted into English by Simon Callow and about to open at @Park Theatre London
