Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTWO WEEKS of online performances featuring over 40 ARTISTS and offering WORLD PREMIERES have been commissioned for the 21st annual Fresh Meat Productions Festival which was founded on the belief that art is a powerful tool for social justice. Folklórico, hip-hop, modern dance, vogue, contemporary R&B, tap dance, Son Jarocho, comedy, storytelling, disabled dance … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWe always knew that this Lockdown would’t stop the fevered imagination of Justin Elizabeth Sayre. They may not have been holding many Meetings of International Order of Sodomites at Joes Pub in NY recently, but this hilarious funny queer performer/writer who Michael Musto called, “Oscar Wilde meets Whoopi Goldberg” has still been very busy. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Historian, Curator, and Author HUGH RYAN wrote WHEN BROOKLYN WAS QUEER, he found a thousand great images that couldn’t fit in the book. On Jan 16th, thanks to Oscar Wilde Tours, he’ll be showing them off and discussing “Brooklyn and the Birth of America’s Queer Life!” Ryan will take you on a tour of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn 2009, Scottish playwright Jo Clifford performed the first production of her new play, The Gospel According to Jesus Queen of Heaven, in a tiny Glasgow theatre. She played the role of Jesus come back to earth from her own perspective, as a trans woman. … A decade later, the play is still being performed. “Going to see … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterJonathan Alexander (UCI English) talks with Michelle Latiolais (UCI English) about his two new books of creative non-fiction. “STROKE BOOK: Diary of a Blindspot” is written in the aftermath of a minor stroke. The author considers how a lifetime in a society still toxic to queer people has impacted his health as well … Continue reading