Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise by Jack Parlett: reviewed by Ris Fatah

Fire Island…the name of the legendary queer nirvana is so evocative. This narrow sand bar off the coast of Long Island, NY, has been synonymous with hedonism for generations of queers. Writer Jack Parlett’s brilliant new book takes us on a beautifully literary journey through the history of this unique place. His book is sophisticated … Continue reading

Firefighters in Paris, Texas have big (and rather camp) dreams

  Have you ever wondered what Firefighters do when they are hanging around their Stations all day waiting to be called out to put out a fire, save some lives or even rescue a cat stuck up a tree?  Well, the ones in Paris, Texas dream about being Miley Cyrus …….or possible Lil Wayne. Here … Continue reading

First Comes Love : an interview with photographer/activist B. Proud

  The first successful election of Barack Obama to be the U.S. President in 2008 was marred by many in the LGBT community for the fact that it was also the day that Prop 8 was passed in California once again making same-sex marriages illegal again. It was a bitter blow but out of adversity, … Continue reading

First Dance

  APPLE today launched a beautiful new advert in Australia for the IPhone X just in time for Sydney’s Mardi Gras Festival. It celebrates same-sex marriage and features footage from a number of weddings, filmed on the phone, set to a cover of the track ‘Never Tear Us Apart’, sung by Aussie musician Courtney Barnett. The … Continue reading

First glimpse of Bloomsbury Artist secret stash of erotic art

  Recently  the ”queer newswaves’ were abuzz with a major discovery  of series of staggeringly homoerotic and formally “hidden” drawings by the late artist Duncan Grant.  Now with the intention of raising essential Funds to help reopen Charleston, in East Sussex, to the general public next Spring. a very of the images have been released  … Continue reading

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