culture
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queerguru reviews ‘Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho’
Margaret Thatcher was really a man in drag. This was a popular (pre-internet) accusation leveled at the former British prime minister. Contemporary cultural representations also pitched her as a fella. Spitting Image, the phenomenal satirical TV show that ran throughout the 80’s, portrayed her in a man’s pinstripe suit & tie – the…
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Elska Magazine captures the Men of Cape Town
For its latest edition Elska Magazine, the bi-monthly gay photography and culture publication has traveled to Cape Town in South Africa. It’s a country where homosexuality was legalized in 1996 by the post-apartheid Constitution which was also the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. South Africa was the fifth country in the world, and…
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One Time in New Orleans with Miss Varla Jean Merman
If you are a queerguru regular, then you will know that one of the highlights of our summers up in Provincetown is our annual visits with Miss Varla Jean Merman who is the nearest thing to Royalty the town has. She even welcomed us back after one year we were chatting and cruising around…
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What if AIDS had never happened?
Mexican activist/filmmaker Leo Herrera is known for his queer viral films that tackle issues of queer politics, sex, HIV stigma, and history. His latest work which is the centerpiece of Fathers Project is a short film that he directed & wrote with the collaboration of queer artists, musicians, and performers as well as the GLBT…
