The time when England crowned a Gay King

  Would Charles (an adulterer) have been crowned King of England if he was gay?   Probably not, but the country did once have a queer monarch back in 1307.  He was crowned Edward II and reigned until he was deposed and killed in 1327 by his wife, Isabella. He was 43 at the time of … Continue reading

The Tony/Pulitzer Award-Winning queer Musical A STRANGE LOOP opens in London

  Londoners, we are in for a treat. The smash hit musical, A Strange Loop, is transferring from Broadway to the Barbican Theatre for a limited 12-week season run from 17th June. This fabulous musical has won every Best Musical award on Broadway including the Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize and has received rave … Continue reading

The trailblazing pioneering lesbian activist and filmmaker LILLI VINCENZ has died aged 85

  Lilli Vincenz the German-born American trailblazing lesbian activist, filmmaker, and psychotherapist devoted to L.G.B.T.Q. issues has died aged 86. Vincenz was the first lesbian member of the  Mattachine Society  and served as the editor of the organization’s newsletter and then in 1969 along with Nancy Tucker created the independent newspaper, the Gay Blade, which later became … Continue reading

The Trans Rights Readathon : supporting trans writers and the trans community at large

    Writer and BookTok influencer Sim Kern has come up with one of the best ideas we have heard about all week.  They have conceptualized a TRANS RIGHT READATHON  with a goal to read as many books by trans authors and centering trans narratives as possible within one week, It is also to encourage … Continue reading

The Truth About Fairy Tales : a queer neo-noir musical

Here’s the first sneak first look of of a brand new queer Neo-noir musical series which will tell  “The Truth about Fairy Tales” .. Starring genderfluid R+ B singer Diimond this track ‘Bad Attitude’  channels Billie Holiday, Prince and Sylvester.  Its a song of regret and frustration after being beaten, yet again, by his psychotically … Continue reading

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