London
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TuckShops very queer take on traditional Brit pantomime ‘SNOW WHITE’ for this coming Festive Season we call Christmas
The very British tradition of pantomimes that goes back several hundred years is one of the queerest forms of entertainment that has ever hit the stage, yet is presented as good old-fashioned family entertainment. It is based on the fact that the leading male juvenile character (the principal boy) is traditionally played by a young…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘CECIL BEATON’S FASHIONABLE WORLD’, a retrospective of the legendary Vogue photographer, artist, costume designer and illustrator.
Glamour and queerness have long been interesting bedfellows. One of the pioneers of such fabulousness was Sir Cecil Beaton, the iconic British fashion, portrait, and war photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer, and costume and set designer. This autumn, the multiple Academy and Tony award-winning talent is being honoured by London’s National Portrait Gallery with a…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘NIGERIAN MODERNISM’ an excellent show about the development of modern art in Nigeria @ London’s Tate Modern
Nigerian Modernism is a new exhibition at London’s Tate Modern gallery. Tracing the development of modern art in Nigeria, the show spans a period from the 1920s to the 1990s. This was a time of huge political and social change in Nigeria as the country went from indirect colonial rule through to independence, civil war…
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A packed crowd of London’s queer women gather for the city’s first ever ‘performative butch’ contest
If you were in South East London last Saturday, you may have wondered why there was such a preponderance of queer women on the streets heading to the Old Nunshead Pub. They were heading to take part, or just spectate, in the very first event of its kind in London :a performative butch’ contest……. which…
