London’s Deptford art gallery VSSL Studio continues its FACET programme dedicated to the exploration and celebration of contemporary queer art and culture with a selection of new work from London-based artist June Lam.(@assignedfagatbirth) For this exhibition, Lam has created a series of collages. Collage has a rich history in queer aesthetics and has … Continue reading
Celebrated photographer and Soho habitué DAMIEN FROST has been capturing the undisputed stars of the London’s alternative drag scene for some years. His stunning photographers of all those club ‘kids’ were the subject of his book Night Flowers: From Avant-drag to Extreme Haute Couture. It featured over 300 portraits of the loose-knit community of drag … Continue reading
Queerguru’s London Correspondent JONATHAN KEMP has another day job too. He is the published author of London Triptych (Myriad, 2010) which was shortlisted for the inaugural Green Carnation Prize and won the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award in 2011. His other fiction works include Twentysix (2011) and Ghosting (2015), and his nonfiction works include … Continue reading
This venue used to be the old Atlantic Bar & Grill off London’s Piccadilly Circus, but it’s now been reinvented for a new generation, and walking in to the Brasserie Zedel is an experience in itself. Various eye popping Art Deco interiors vie for your attention, not least the dizzyingly powerful horizontal black and white … Continue reading
Before they literally go Down Under (no pun intended) the totally fabulous award winning star of musical theatre and cabaret, Le Gateau Chocolat with her ‘dulcet’ baritone voice is back with internationally acclaimed drag superstar and Jonny Woo, the inimitable host of The Glory are back together again for one night only. Their ‘A Night at The Musicals’ … Continue reading
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