2020
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Irene Williams : Queen of Lincoln Road
One of the many reasons QUEERGURU started to transition from London to Miami Beach in 1998 was the sheer over-the-top life style and eclectic collection of eccentric characters who called Miami home. In an ever changing landscape many of the old Jewish population were being superseded by an LGBTQ crowd who had falling in…
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Nora Highland : only straight actors need apply
I always thought that even if I had the talent (and I don’t) that I could never ever be an actor . Mainly because every single time you audition for a job you face the uncomfortable reality of rejection. The more you try, the more potential rejections. Now after seeing actor Ryan Spahn’s new …
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Queer East Film Fest: best of Asian queer cinema in London
London’s Queer East Film Festival is Back. As usual it is a celebration of queer storytelling and activism in East and Southeast Asia and aims to uplift and amplify the voices of those marginalised in the LGBTQ+ community. To reflect on the significant progress that has been made, as well as the obstacles that…
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In The Limelight : NY’s Club Life in the 90’s
For most of us who made it to NY’s fabulous LIMELIGHT Club back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s this excellent new book on club life by Steve Eichner brings back happy memories. Limelight was situated in a gothic revival brownstone that was once the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. It originally started…
