Queerguru’s favorite queer Berlin artist STEFAN MERKT is back with a new show that is inspired by his own favorite artist Tom of Finland. Since the 1980s Merkt has created his own rather stunning brand of portraiture and works of art completely made out of postage stamps. He is less interested in the face … Continue reading
Out Italian fashion designer Stefano Pilati debuted his latest Random Identities Collection in a film film entitled DOMESTIC (between wars), starring the American performance artist MJ Harper. Pilati , a former head designer at Yves Saint Laurent. and at Ermenegildo Zegna now lives in Berlin with his boyfriend, and their house is the setting … Continue reading
There cannot be a better way to start any day in PRIDE month than by listening to this delightful rendition of Rainbow Connection. Recorded by the fab mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, from the safety of their homes in 2020 when Covid was just beginning to kick in. Just kick back and … Continue reading
Hate trans folks all you want… We’re here to stay and we’ll keep fighting Stephanie Haskins, in her latest “Transchick Chronicles” essay for The Reporters Inc., writes, “In recent weeks and months, the amount of cruelty being foisted in the direction of transgender people like me is on the rise. And I don’t mean … Continue reading
Tom Rasmussen and his alter ego, Crystal Rasmussen, grew up in Lancashire, England. Now identified as non-binary, the preferred pronouns are they/them/their. Though from modest beginnings, they became a sensation, at least in their own mind. Anyone who is a bit uptight, or even skittish, might find the brutal honesty a bit much. Their … Continue reading