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The DINAH 2022 : the largest queer/lesbian/nonbinary event in the world
In 1991, Mariah Hanson threw her first Dinah party at the Palm Springs Art Museum in California, which was intended for the queer women attending the nearby Dinah Shore Nabisco Classic, a women’s golf tournament founded by singer Dinah Shore in the late 1970s that historically attracted crowds of LGBTQ women. Shore was an…
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Queerguru’s TOP PICKS OF MUST-SEE MOVIES @ FILM OUT San Diego’s LGBTQ+ Film Fest
FilmOut San Diego is one of the longest-running film festivals in Southern California and the only LGBTQ film festival in the San Diego area. Its 22nd edition kicks off its 4-day Fest on September 8th with such a diverse program that spreads over the whole queer spectrum. Queerguru has scoured the entire selection to…
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THE LETTER MAN possibly the best true queer WW2 romance ever to reach the screen
THE LETTER MEN is based on the real love letters written by Gordon Bowsher to his sweetheart, Gilbert Bradley. Their love letters were exchanged throughout World War II, between the years of 1938 and 1941, but were not uncovered until 2017. The two men met in Devon in the UK in 1938, only to…
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Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett: reviewed by Ris Fatah
Fire Island…the name of the legendary queer nirvana is so evocative. This narrow sand bar off the coast of Long Island, NY, has been synonymous with hedonism for generations of queers. Writer Jack Parlett’s brilliant new book takes us on a beautifully literary journey through the history of this unique place. His book is sophisticated…
