Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn the early 1960’s Susanna Valenti and her wife Marie ran Casa Susanna a popular weekend destination for cross-dressing men and transgender women. It was situated on a large private estate in the Catskills in NY in a town called Jewett where the two women also ran a wig store. Way ahead of its time Casa Susanna provided … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterA little bit of Welsh Queer History had some closure today when a diamond tiara that once belonged to one of Britain’s most extravagant and outrageous aristocrats was put up for Sale. The Anglesey Tiara was at one time owned by Henry Cyril Paget fifth Marquess of Anglesey who inherited it in 1891 as part … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIf you are a regular reader of QUEERGURU then you’ll know that we are passionate about queer history . So too is a 29 year old Brit in East London called Jim Kemp the creator behind an excellent new Podcast that we have become addicted too. You would never guess that THE ROAD TO HERE … Continue reading
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Since the 1940’s Cherry Grove, New York a small village on FIRE ISLAND has been a vacation paradise for the LGBTQ Community. The Cherry Grove Archives Collection a non-profit organisation was established to record the community’s history and is currently presenting an Exhibit SAFE/HAVEN; GAY LIFE IN THE 1950’s at Stonewall National Museum & Archives in Wilton Manors.
Queerguru spoke with the two curators Susan Kravitz and #BrianClark
https://stonewall-museum.org/
http://www.cherrygrovearchivescollection.com/
https://susankravitz.com/
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesA great wee find on YouTube (so its free) is this thoroughly entertaining HBO documentary by then newbie director Patti Kaplan about some of our favorite Drag Queens. The year is 1997 and Jeff Roberson aka Varla Jean Merman is so young he is totally unrecognizable in men’s attire : Lady Bunny had more … Continue reading
