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Richard Greenberg : the author of the multi award winning ‘TAKE ME OUT’ that deals with homophobia, has died
Richard Greenberg, the writer of the multi-award-winning play (inc 3 Tonys) TAKE ME OUT has just died aged 67 This extraordinary play first premiered in London. Much of the play is set in the locker room of a professional baseball team, and as such has an all-male cast that explores themes of homophobia, racism, class, and masculinity in sports. Professional…
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Please tell Martina Navaratilova S.T.F.U.
I guess it’s no real surprise that since The Orange Man moved into The White House that the level of hate speech would be going through the roof. We expect right-wing reactionaries to go public like the angry woman who made her fortune selling Harry Potter books + merch to kids, but we cannot tolerate…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah visits London’s long-awaited V & A East Storehouse museum with its radical reinvention of the whole museum experience.
London’s long-awaited V & A East Storehouse museum is finally open, a stone’s throw from vibrant Hackney Wick, and, it’s safe to say, it’s been worth the wait. The younger, cooler sibling to the esteemed Victoria & Albert museum in South Kensington, the V & A East Storehouse is a radical reinvention of the museum…
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IKEA steps up to the plate with their support of the queer community whilst others cowed to The Orange Man and withdrew
It seems far more important than ever that we share any good news regarding businesses that continue to step up to the plate on their continuing generous support of the LGBTQA+ community. A shining example of this is IKEA, now the world’s largest furniture company, whose first advert featuring a gay couple was in 1994.…
