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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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OMG its OrG(!)
Grindr the gay sex hook up app may now be available in 196 countries but it is still not in the same league as Blued. This is the world’s largest online gay ‘dating site with some 27 million users most of whom are Chinese. Seems a tad odd to us that in country where…
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Celebrating London’s Queer Spaces : a new Exhibit at the Whitechapel Gallery
In the space of just 10 years up to 2016 the face of queer London under went a traumatic change and lost half of it’s favorite and safe spaces. Despite this the capital city is still a major gay mecca as new venues such as The Glory more than make up for the the…
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Second Star on the Right : a story of friendships
This is one of two lesbian dramas that Spanish filmmaker Ruth Caudeli has playing on the film festival circuit and they both share the two of the leading ladies Alejandra Lara, and Silvia Varón. Second Star on the Right is the story of four 30-something-year-old women who have been friends since schooldays. Now grown…
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DON’T TELL ME TO WAIT : How the Fight for Gay Rights Changed America and Transformed Obama’s Presidency
Kerry Eleveld worked as a Washington correspondent for The Advocate, then moved on to Equality Matters, a division of Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog. In those roles, she witnessed and wrote about the cultural transformations which took place during President Obama’s tenure and changed the entire landscape of LGBTQ rights. From this…
