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SUMMER OF SASS the work program that transforms lives by relocating LGBTQI 18-20 year olds gets a VERY BIG BREAK
Queerguru has been following Summer Of Sass since comedian Kristen Becker started it 6 years ago : It is a summer work program that transforms lives by relocating LGBTQI 18-20 yr olds from oppressive areas in the US to the welcoming community of Provincetown, Mass which has been an amazing success: now we sat…
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The MUST SEE MOVIES at FRINGE! Queer Film & Arts Fest
This month sees the 13th Edition of Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest in London’s East End . Each year they showcase an eclectic mix of films, arts and events celebrating LGBTIQA+ stories from around the world, welcoming everybody. It’s probably the only Fest if it’s kind that Queerguieu covers that is entirely run…
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What changed for the LGBTQ+ community during the Queen’s reign?
One of the first major pieces of LGBTQ+ legislation Queen Elizabeth II gave royal assent to was the Sexual Offences Act of 1967. That history-making act marked the first major crack in the UK’s long-held criminalization of same-sex sexual activity – it decriminalized gay sex in private between men aged 21 and over in…
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THE QUEER CODE: Secret Languages of LGBTQ+ art
THE SIGNIFIERS OF IDENTITY ARE HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT LBTQ artists have always existed and so has LGBTQ+ art. Antiquity was a time of more acceptance, Greeks and Romans had more open attitudes towards sexuality (Hadrian and Antinous, Achilles and Patroclus, David and Johnathan) that is why artists from all ages constantly return to…
