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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews THE BACKSTREET an intimate new documentary about London’s longest surviving gay leather bar.
The gay leather scene largely emerged in the US after the Second World War, when returning servicemen wanted to re-create the tough single sex conditions they had been exposed to during active service. Taking inspiration from both the military as well as Californian leather biker culture, the scene grew quickly in large American…
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Georg Meyer-Wiel’s new Show ‘BOYS IN THE SAND’ with men in pools and in the natural environment. @Ed Lesh Gallery, PTown
Queer London-based German artist GEORG MEYER-WIEL IS BACK in Provincetown after the resounding sucess he enjoyed with his debut Show last year (see Queerguru review HERE) . In his new show BOYS IN THE SAND at the Ed Lesh Gallery, Georg presents works on paper that depict men in pools and in the…
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My Kinda (QUEER) Town Chicago Is ……….now that Chicago Social Butterflies are here to tell us what’s what
So Chicago seems very much the city where it is all happening for the queer community right now. Firstly holding one of the most succesfull DNC Conferences of all time culminating with the anointing of Kamala. Then there is the launch of the city’s Reeling Film Fest the second longest-running film festival of its…
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Ashish Gupta’s new book “Looking For Now” is an intimate and often provocative document celebrating queer longing.
British-Indian fashion designer Ashish Gupta has established a reputation for high-glamour outfits designed in his studio in East London and then hand-made by skilled artisans at his small workshop in Delhi. Over the years Gupta has grown his eponymous label from winning the prestigious NewGen award three times to being exhibited in the…
