Ten years ago Russia’s Kremlin introduced legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, known as the “gay propaganda” law, which banned any public endorsement of “nontraditional sexual relations” among minors. Then in 2020, Putin pushed through constitutional reforms to extend his rule by two more terms and also included a provision to outlaw same-sex marriage. Two years … Continue reading
Red Hot Organisation was established in 1989 by Leigh Blake and John Carlin in response to the AIDS epidemic and its impact on artists and creators within New York City. Carlin, who previously pursued a career as an entertainment lawyer, expressed the wish to create an “AIDS charity album” to pay tribute to American singer/songwriter Cole Porter. … Continue reading
Team Munich e.V. is Germany’s first gay football team that plays in the official league of the German Football Association. It started back in 1994, and then 5 years later various independent gay and lesbian sports clubs merged with them and then the Streetboys joined in 2001. Recently they hosted their 5th charity … Continue reading
Despite giving the world TV gems featuring powerful women such as Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman, and The Bionic Woman, the reality of women’s lives and human rights in 1970s America was very different. The National Organisation of Women (NOW), founded in 1966, had led the way in the development of women’s rights, but … Continue reading
Sister Roma is one of the original Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence the charitable, protest, and street performance movement that uses drag and religious imagery to satirize issues of sex, gender, and morality. and fundraise for charity. They came about during the AIDS pandemic in San Francisco when they provided a valuable support system, especially for all the gay men who had to cope on their own. Since then they have also raised much-needed funds for AIDS, LGBT-related causes, and mainstream community service organizations while promoting safer sex and educating others about the harmful effects of drug use and other high-risk behavior.
Over the years Sister Roma has become ‘the most photographed nun in the world’ and is also the face of the Sisters as they have continued to support the LGBTQ community on so many levels and are still at the forefront of the continuing fight for equal rights, However despite the serious and important nature of her work Sister Roma has won a reputation for her larger-than-life personality and her wicked sense of humor that has rightly earned her icon status. Querguru tracked her down on the eve of her London stage debut as one of the stars of Peaches Christ’s Christmas Gaiety Show (see https://bit.ly/3RcgpSI) and discovered exactly what this anglophile was so looking forward to.
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