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ArtGaysel 2021 including Chick Byrne : The QUEEREST ART FAIR

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    Whenever Queerguru runs into Alex Guerra the co-owner of The Gaythering, THE hottest queer hotel and bar in Miami Beach it’s impossible not to be immediately moved by his infectious passion for both his work and life.  He even ramps it up yet another level this time of year when he is the … Continue reading



The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins Harnly and His Bohemian Friends

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Perkins Harnly is a forgotten outsider artist whose work is held but not displayed at the Met, the New York Public Library, and the Smithsonian. A self-taught artist with a wonderful feel for Victorian/Edwardian maximalist decor and clothing is now featured in a brand new book just out: The Emphatically Queer Career of Artist Perkins … Continue reading




Hugh Ryan: Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life

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  When Historian, Curator, and Author HUGH RYAN  wrote WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER, he found a thousand great images that couldn’t fit in the book. On Jan 16th, thanks to Oscar Wilde Tours, he’ll be showing them off and discussing “Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life!”   Ryan will take you on a tour of … Continue reading



Anita Cocktail and her PTown Drag Family (etc) says Tis The Season for Giving

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  The extraordinarily talented Miss Anita Cocktail is not only one of the Headliners at the newly refurbished Post Office Cabaret in  PTown but she is also the Venue’s Grand Dame who rules the place with her (feathered) whip. She has played a major part in just one season helping establish the Cabaret Room as … Continue reading



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