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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews “Young, Black, and Gifted: Diversity at the Paris Opera”
Classical ballet is rooted in the culture of the past and still carries with it the prejudices of old white European colonialism. Only in recent years have Black dancers begun to gain access to this exclusive world. Even now, traditionalists cling to an all-white cast, arguing for supposed aesthetic purity, homogeneity, and pointing to the technical…
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The Sussex Lancers: Tailor-made Leather Lovers ; an Exhibit at Brighton Musuem UK
In 1967 Phil Green and Ken Burton, who were tailors and partners, known to their friends as Aunt Rose and Aunt Esmé opened a fashion story at 31 Bond Street in Brighton, UK called Filk’n Casuals (say that carefully). Some of their clothing was considered rather daring and attracted a certain type of gentleman it…
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Cuba’s Family Code that finally recognized diversity in families expanding rights for children, women, and LGBTQI+ people
In 2022 Cuba passed a new Family Code a sweeping, progressive law that marked an important turning point in the country.The previous family code, adopted in 1975, only recognized families and marriages between a man and a woman, ignoring many realities of contemporary Cuban domestic relations. For example, in the past, homosexuality was criminalized and…
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NYU CUTS HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS YOUTH: “HISTORY WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU”
This is a Statement we felt dutybound to share in full: NEW YORK — In response to NYU ending its Transgender Youth Health Program, Tyler Hack (they/them), the Executive Director of the Christopher Street Project, released the following statement: “NYU’s decision to end the Transgender Youth Health Program is a complete abandonment of its…
