Courting Mr. Lincoln : did Joshua Speed really win his heart?

Much has been written about the special friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed. Louis Bayard’s novel is a fictional take, told from the views of Mary Todd and Speed. Since Lincoln and Speed almost always spoke to each other using surnames, I will do the same. Mary Todd relocated to Springfield, Illinois to live … Continue reading

Courtney Act has re-opened a London theatre starring in a ‘Dragatha Christie’ murder mystery”

  Courtney Act first burst on to US TV Screens in season six of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, but by then the dragqueen/singer was already quite famous in her native Australia.  She first came to prominence competing on the first season of Australian Idol in 2003 which landed her a recording contract with Sony.   Courtney may not … Continue reading

Courtney Charles arrives in PTown with ‘DOLL’ an unmissable exhibit of queer art

  Courtney Charles is one of the new boys in town.  This New York based queer artist is making his P Town debut this week with a stunning exhibit at the Adam Peck Gallery called DOLL. This is Charles’s homage to Barbie’s too often neglected boyfriend KEN that nearly every gay boy lusted after one … Continue reading

Courtney Charles brings The Jetsons to ARTGAYSEL 21, Miami’s Queerest ArtFair

  NY queer photographer Courtney Charles is seemingly a man with obsessions. Last time we met his portfolio was full of Ken & Barbie photos, now he has an equally stunning collection of work based around The Jetsons. He was launching this at #ArtGaysel Miami’s Queerest Art Show curated by Alexander Guerra at Hotel Gaythering … Continue reading

Courtney Charles #TheModernKen

We met queer NY Photographer Courtney Charles in PTown this summer when he had a sold-out show at #AdamPeckGallery, now we bumped into him at Hôtel Gaythering where he is making his Miami debut at #ArtGaysel. Here is a quick preview of our visit to the city’s queerest art show : more to come soon. Filmed at Art Gaysel by Dan … Continue reading

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