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Baring (nearly) All for your Wall in 2026
Mark MacKillop is a Singer , Actor, Dancer and one of Queerguru’s favorite gingers. He’s been playing Prince Siegfried on the First National Anastasia Tour, but the reason we are featuring him now is we feel you should know about his 2026 Calendar. Its not just about Mark baring his all (as if!) but the…
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Local politicians in North Carolina have started banning books ….. what’s next?
North Carolina has always had a mixed legal and social landscape for LGBTQ+ individuals, and recently has enacted legislation impacting LGBTQ+ rights, including laws restricting curriculum on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools (sometimes referred to as “Don’t Say LGBTQ” laws), and legislation limiting transgender girls’ participation in sports. Despite these challenges, numerous organizations…
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NETFLIX’s shi–y Christmas Gift : cancelling the fab queer series BOOTS
It’s probably just a coincidence (!) but the very first decision/statement from Netflix that affects the queer community since the much heralded mammoth takeover/merge, it is very negative. Depressingly so. Even though the well-reviewed Boots (90% on Rotten Tomatoes from both critics and viewers) delivered respectable ratings and made noise in popular culture, IT IS…
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There is NO Queen like an Old (Silent) Queen
Erich von Stroheim’s epic unfinished swan song QUEEN KELLY, now has a new digital reconstruction and 4K restoration starring Gloria Swanson is the perfect New Year Gift for passionate vintage cinema enthusiasts. Recognised as von Stroheim’s decadent late-silent masterpiece and epic unfinished swan song, it pulls no punches. Filmed in 1929, the story opens in…
