fbpx

queermatter

original and curated news


Legendary Alternative Drag Performer David Hoyle in “Please Feel Free To Ignore My Work”

Posted on Categories queermatterLabels , , , , Leave a comment on Legendary Alternative Drag Performer David Hoyle in “Please Feel Free To Ignore My Work”

  Queerguru has always been a big fan of the work of the legendary Brit queer performer David Hoyle one of the very first ‘alternative drag’ artists. After we got to talk  with him back in 2018 about his new film Uncle David 2, we were well truely hooked and have been following him ever since  … Continue reading



Queerguru previews the World Premiere of MOFFIE an excellent South African harrowing coming-of-age drama

Posted on Categories queermatterLabels , , , , , , Leave a comment on Queerguru previews the World Premiere of MOFFIE an excellent South African harrowing coming-of-age drama

    South Africa  may now have a reputation as Africa’s most gay-friendly destination which attracts thousands of LGBT tourists annually, but it wasn’t always that way. When it was a British Colony as part of the British Empire they had the english sense of morality and Christianity imposed upon them.  This meant mirroring England’s … Continue reading



FRANKIE FEST – A QUEER ROCK FESTIVAL HONORING THE LEGACY OF FRANKIE REX

Posted on Categories queermatterLabels , , , Leave a comment on FRANKIE FEST – A QUEER ROCK FESTIVAL HONORING THE LEGACY OF FRANKIE REX

  Today The FMs announce the first-ever Frankie Fest – an annual queer rock festival honoring the legacy of Frankie Rex – taking place on May 11 at Coney Island USA.  Frankie  was an up-and-coming trans-masc singer and one-half of the alternative duo The FMs, died in 1922 aged  37.          The … Continue reading



Must See Theater : TAYLOR MAC starring in Sarah Ruhl’s ORLANDO at NY’s Signature Theater

Posted on Categories queermatterLabels , , , , , , Leave a comment on Must See Theater : TAYLOR MAC starring in Sarah Ruhl’s ORLANDO at NY’s Signature Theater

  Queerguru needs a very good reason to leave sunny Miami for a bitterly cold New York but here is an excellent one……Taylor Mac. The genius actor/performer/writer is a self-described “fool” and “collagist” who puts together forms and costumes to create a complex and sometimes contradictory look and sound.  As he  has resisted categorization by … Continue reading



“They Took Advantage Of A Young Boy” : the story of Olympic Champion John-Michael Lander

Posted on Categories queermatterLabels , , , , Leave a comment on “They Took Advantage Of A Young Boy” : the story of Olympic Champion John-Michael Lander

      Not being a big Olympics fan I was totally unaware of  American Award-Winning Swimmer John-Michael Lander.  However it was not his sports achievements that brought him to Queerguru’s attention but the sexual abuse  he suffered that started when he was 14 years old, and the fact that his own mother was complicit … Continue reading



Follow queerguru

Search This Blog


View queermatter By: