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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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LIVING READY : documenting the lives of 5 people with HIV to help the vital flow of essential information to others
In this curent treacherous political climate in the US it is important that we share positive news and actions that the administration are determined to ban or destroy. Sadly the treatment of people with HIV seems to be one the major causalities I is not an issue the current administration is interested in…
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Fruit Machine : Andrew Lumsden Art & Activism @ Outsiders Gallery, London
So long overdue The Outsider Gallery in East London, is holding a retrospective of the work Andrew Lumsden the legendary pioneer of queer rights who deserves not just recognition, but also our respect and our grateful thanks. The exhibition covers Andrew’s artwork from the early 1970’s through to the 2020’s. Heads up, we were…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews DYING BRIEFLY (Seré breve al momento de morir)
Classic dance routines turn bloody in this tale of rivalry and ambition directed by Juan Briseño. We are introduced to Arsenio (Joan Kuri) and Sebastián (Martín Saracho), both are members of a classic dance company to which the second joined recently. Guys are attracted to each other, their empathy shows through smiles and glances…
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The great queer photographer PETER HUJAR is celebrated in an exhibit and a film in 2025, 38 years after his death
Peter Hujar was an American photographer best known for his black-and-white portraits which reflected his homosexual milieu. He was an influential artist-activist of the gay liberation movement; in 1969, with his lover, the political activist Jim Fouratt, he witnessed the Stonewall riots in the West Village. In early 1981, Hujar met the young artist David Wojnarowicz, and after a brief period…
