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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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‘Queerguru’s David Allen reviews ‘The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel’ a true story about one of the last bastions of homophobia
On the balcony of the Holloway Motel on the iconic Route 66 in West Hollywood, a man would sit with a laptop in front of him, drinking wine. The motel hadn’t been in use for a while and was in the process of changing hands to become interim housing for the homeless. Filmmaker Ramiel Petros…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews ‘THE P WORD’ an excellent queer play at London’s Bush Theatre
Queer South Asians, particularly Pakistanis, rarely get media coverage, let alone any positive story-telling. I should know, as a gay man of Pakistani origin, and having monitored the situation for decades. It’s always struck me as odd, given that South Asians represent 25% of the world’s eight billion population, so there must be about a…
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David Hockney O.M., C.H. : one of the most influential artists of the 20/21 Century dies aged 88. RIP
Every morning in the QUEERGURU Office, we get to see this etching on our wall. It is from a series created in 1966 by David Hockney to illustrate 14 poems by the Greek poet C. P. Cavafy (1863 – 1933). Cavafy was one of the earliest modern authors to write about same-sex love and proved…
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BIG SAPPHIC BEACH is Back….. right in the heart of London!
As an (ex) Brit, I’m used to people saying disparaging things about our weather, but these same people fail to consider “British grit.” The expression refers to a combination of resilience, mental toughness, and determination in the face of extreme adversity. It is tied to a stoic “keep calm and carry on”. Nowhere is it…
