Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOver the past decade there has been a major global photo-storytelling project by 130 people living with HIV and AIDS that successfully set out to de-stigmatize the disease. All of them have participated in workshops led by South African photographer Gideon Mendel, with photo educator Crispin Hughes, and David Gere, director of the Art & … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThanks to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s ‘Lavender Scare’ culture, the 1950s’ became one of the most homophobic times in American history. McCarthy and his people created a world in which gay people were persecuted and ostracized both at work and at home. After President Eisenhower’ issued an Executive ORder “sexual perversion” it became grounds for the investigation … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBen Youdan may recently have been the Artist -In-Residence at the Tom of Finland Foundation in L.A. but his heart is still in his hometown of Liverpool in the North England. Its there in The Gallery in Stanhope Street that he has his current exhibit FILTH. It is celebrating queer male sexuality, exploring gender identity, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter2019 is proving to be quite a year of celebration for the iconic French designer PIERRE CARDIN. Queerguru has just reviewed a new doc HOUSE OF CARDIN by husband and husband filmmakers P David Ebersole and Todd Hughes that has its US Premiere at DOC NYC this weekend. Now we check out the Pierre Cardin: … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe current fascinating Exhibit at the LESLIE-LOHMAN MUSEUM OF GAY & LESBIAN ART in NY. curated by social worker Alexis Heller is ON OUR BACKS: The Revolutionary Art of Queer Sex Work. It explores the history of queer sex work culture, and its intimate ties to art and activism. The expression ‘sex work’ was … Continue reading
