Passion on the Night Tube ☆☆☆ ☆ The Vaults Festival, London The LGBTQ community can be vile and racist. It is a microcosm of the wider society and all its prejudices and ignorance so this should not be surprising. Why it hurts disproportionately is because it is supposed to be a place of refuge … Continue reading
PIPPIN ☆☆☆☆ The Eagle is large victorian pub in the gay village of Vauxhall in London. Queerguru last visited it when they had gay wrestling and the floors were sticky! It now boasts a New York inspired makeover and is home to club nights such as the legendary Horse Meat Disco. With club nights … Continue reading
Torch Song ☆☆☆☆☆ The Turbine Theatre When you were young did you ever see a play or a film and thought “This will be the blueprint for my life.”? For many gay men of a certain age, Torch Song Trilogy promised to be just that – not because of the high drama, the tragedy or … Continue reading
Young people need to come out in their own good time – no matter how many well-meaning people are willing you on to throw off those straight shackles and wrap yourself in the feather boa of gay pride! Tom Allen is a good example of this and as we skip lightly through his memoir, we … Continue reading
There was almost too much to see at the Queer Perspectives event in London’s National Portrait Gallery so once we had grabbed a large glass of wine it was a joy to bump into the indefatigable John Sizzle on DJ duty. Spinning his mercurial mix of camp classics and 80’s anthems he looked like the … Continue reading