Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBack in 2009 Tony Hornecker took dining at home to a whole new experience. He is an immensely successful installation artist and set designer in London whose idiosyncratic work has gained him commissions from the likes of The Royal Opera House and The Royal College of Art and clients such as Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAbout to have its World Premiere at the New Diorama in London is Passion Fruit a new coming-of-age drama by Brit actor/writer Dior Clarke and his co-writer Stephanie Martin. It’s the story of Romeo, a gay black British-Jamaican boy growing up on a North London housing estate It’s a tale about family, culture, and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn his review of 30 years of gay, pop culture, Paul Flynn begins with an auspicious moment in 1984 and the confluence of two, groundbreaking songs. “Smalltown Boy” by Bronksi Beat and “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, were released in the same year. The former was an achingly beautiful take on the pressures of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Beatle (Sir) Paul McCartney played bass guitar in the most successful bands of all time but he also shared primary songwriting with John Lennon. That songwriting partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. He was also married to the late Linda McCartney who we believe he met when in the late 1960s, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterRingling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circuses may have finally have closed their big tents for the last time after 100 years in business, but there is a new Circus in town. London Town that is. The Sex Circus boasts that none of its very fit performers are cruel to animals but the facts are … Continue reading