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Alexander Vantournhout : a raw performance piece
Belgian acrobat and dancer Alexander Vantournhout is bringing his contemporary performance piece Aneckxxander to the UK for the first time. It is a solo show which questions the reduction of identity to physical characteristics which he performs completely naked. He told ‘Gay Times’ “I work with my disproportions _ two short legs, two short arms,…
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From South Of The Border to the Emerald Isle
The LGBT community goes globe trotting more than ever these days with often some very surprising results. Last week 27 year old Emmie Reek a Brazilian drag performer caused quite a sensation when she performed her version of Adele’s One and Only on RTE’s The Voice of Ireland TV Show in Dublin earlier this week. Emmie (aka student Emery Modesta)…
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Happy 94th Birthday Betty White
Today is ‘Golden Girl’ Betty Whites 94th Birthday and guess what, she is still working. Earlier this week the star of TV’s “Hot in Cleveland” was on James Corden’s Late Late Show This much loved legendary gay icon and everyone’s favorite ex St. Olaf native has plans for yet another new Show. Long may she…
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Jake Graf : The Man Of The Moment
2015 turned out to be quite a year in the spotlight for the transgender community and one of its brightest stars and advocates was trans filmmaker, actor and activist Jake Graf. Fresh from performing in the award winning “The Danish Girl”, Jake now seems to be everywhere: posing on magazine front covers and writing inside them…
