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The UK Government is to introduce legislation, promising to protect both sexual orientation and transgender identity,
When the Orange Man was in Beijing yesterday, no doubt bitching about the quality of Chinese McDonald’s and other ‘worldly matters that are swirling around in his demented mind,’ the King of England was delivering a powerful speech to both Houses of Parliament. The Official King’s Speech confirmed that the Labour government will introduce a…
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Queerguru’s Peter Herbert reviews ‘STRANGE JOURNEY: The Story of Rocky Horror’ a documentary by Linus O’Brien about his father’s cult film
Strange Journey is a documentary made by Linus O’Brien about his father’s all-time cinema hit The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film opens in Hamilton New Zealand where locals revere local boy Richard O’Brien, who left for London aged 22 in 1964 and shot to unexpected fame in 1973 when he wrote what is described…
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Kim David Smith & Bright Light Bright Light: Padam Butterfly – All the Lovers and Then Some
No question about it. Joe’s Pub in NY has the best cabaret acts ever. Especially queer ones. This June, they go one step further with PADAM BUTTERFLY: ALL THE LOVERS AND THEN SOME, combining two of Queerguru’s favorite performers. We first met Kim David Smith, originally from Australia and now a resident of NY …back…
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Manchester UK launches the inaugural TRUE PRIDE an exclusively queer-curated Pride festival of performance, film and community,
The list of Gay Prides that are being cancelled in the US this year due to the political sheganains and undisguised homophobia of some state administrations keeps growing. Only this week, DeSantis in Florida signed a Bill prohibiting public money from being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The law bars preferential treatment…
