Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe often have a discussion in the Queerguru Office about how gay can you actually get. In the case of Brit queer actor/performer Linus Karp it’s very clear: anyone who spends time finding any kind of subtext in an Andrew Lloyd Webber movie musical is super-gay. In Linus’ case thats’ actually, a compliment as … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn the 1960s and 1970s comedian Frankie Howard was one of the major stars of British Television. He was also like many performers of that time a closeted homosexual, as coming out then was considered professional suicide. Homosexuality was still illegal in the UK until the law changed in 1969 but it still took several … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterCan we ever get enough of Abba? No need to answer, it’s a rhetorical question as we know there’s a bit of Dancing Queen in all of us. London already has ABBA Voyage a virtual concert with avatars, depicting the group in a purpose-built venue officially called the ABBA Arena. But for those who … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSince the disastrous result of the U.S. Election which will probably end up with an enormous number of homophobic misogynist racists running the Government, now more than ever our community needs to take stock to ensure that they do not turn back the clock on all the rights that we fought so hard for so … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLast year London’s National Theater revived Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical Follies for the very first time since it was first originally produced in the UK some 30 years ago. The production with a star-studded cast led by Imelda Staunton garnered rave reviews and was both a critical and commercial success and so the Theater telecast a performance … Continue reading