QUEERGURU
Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends
Perkins Harnly is a forgotten outsider artist whose work is held but not displayed at the Met, the New York Public Library, and the Smithsonian. A self-taught artist with a wonderful feel for Victorian/Edwardian maximalist decor and clothing is now featured in a brand new book just out: The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins…
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I Am Fred : The Girl Who Wanted To Be A Boy
Felicity is not happy. She feels much more like a boy than a girl. But what will happen when she tells people she wants to be Fred? Part of the Rainbow Street Series, I Am Fred is a story based on real-life discussions between a mother and her son who, inside, increasingly felt…
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Hugh Ryan: Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life
When Historian, Curator, and Author HUGH RYAN wrote WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER, he found a thousand great images that couldn’t fit in the book. On Jan 16th, thanks to Oscar Wilde Tours, he’ll be showing them off and discussing “Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life!” Ryan will take you on a tour of…
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Anita Cocktail and her PTown Drag Family (etc) says Tis The Season for Giving
The extraordinarily talented Miss Anita Cocktail is not only one of the Headliners at the newly refurbished Post Office Cabaret in PTown but she is also the Venue’s Grand Dame who rules the place with her (feathered) whip. She has played a major part in just one season helping establish the Cabaret Room as…
