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Meet the new Lord Mayor of Manchester
The new Lord Mayor of Manchester (UK) who was sworn into office yesterday is definitely no stuffy bureaucrat. Cllr. Carl Austin-Behan is the first openly gay man to be elected to this post and before he became a politician he developed a penchant for outfits that ended up as a set of scarlet robes complete…
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The Dressmaker ….. at last
We’ve been tracking this fabulous new Australian movie starring Kate Winslet for so long that we had almost given up in despair that we would ever see it on our screens in the U.S. ‘The Dressmaker’ is billed as a ‘revenge comedy drama film’, and when it opened in ‘Down Under’ last year it was the…
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Bob The Drag Queen : a Winner who keeps it real
Congratulations to Bob The Drag Queen (who is evidently no relation to Bob The Builder) on being crowned last night as the Winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race Season 8. Thank you too for your totally fabulous new video that educates us all on the proper etiquette on how to enter a room. Who knew it…
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#IDAHOT : International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia. Started in 2004 to specifically draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people internationally. The day is now celebrated in more than 130 countries, including 37 where same-sex acts are illegal,…
