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AIDS The Unheard Tapes – tragedy and joy from voices no longer with us
In the 1980s and 90s, as a new and apparently unstoppable disease ravaged the gay community, volunteers began to record for posterity interviews with the men infected with what would eventually be identified as the HIV virus, and with their friends. The tapes are now archived at the British Library and have never been broadcast…
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Bodies : a stunning series of images by Mar Nadler
Bodies is a series of stunning photographs from Argentian artist Mar Nader: you can follow them and see more work at https://www.instagram.com/marnadler/
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The Royal Mail issue a set of comparative postage stamps to celebrate The 50th Anniversary of Londons first Gay Pride
Seemingly everything in the UK is steeped in history. Tak the national postal service known as The Royal Mail. It started back in 1516 when Henry VIII established a “Master of the Posts”, a position that was renamed “Postmaster General” in 1710. Upon his accession to the throne of England at the Union of the Crowns in 1603, James…
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Sneak Preview : Rehab The Musical
The last time Queerguru came across Jonny Labey (the ex-Eastenders star) was when he was in Leon Lopez’s film Soft Lad. It’s a gritty Brit gay drama starring three TV Soap Stars and written and directed by a 4th one. Labey plays a seventeen-year-old dancer who is in the midst of a torrid affair…
