The Troubles: Northern Ireland Punk
By Anne Marie Molloy
From the late 1960s until a peace agreement was reached in 1998, Northern Ireland—particularly its capital, Belfast—was devastated by bitter sectarian violence dubbed “The Troubles.”
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Revisiting 2020: Then and Now
By Umar Ibrahim Agaie
In early 2020, as the deadly Covid-19 pandemic descended and the George Floyd protests lay ahead, a quiet transformation surfaced in queer literature.
The Paradox of “Tolerant” LGBT Communities
By Mala Kumar
…Philosopher Karl Popper theorized that a tolerant society cannot allow intolerant ideologies to fester, lest authoritarian or oppressive practices grow and eventually erode the community.
Kowalski: A Review
By Mike Dressel
This being a memory play, in an appropriate nod to the playwright in question, we’re transported back thirty years prior to Williams’ clapboard beach house in Provincetown…
To Boldly Go Homo: An Exhibit Review
By Mark Hayward
In what other city could a pioneering rocket scientist lead occult rituals, a satanic Hollywood studio secretary publish a communist musicologist forever transform queer identity?
Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men
By Jim Van Buskirk
Three decades after its 1995 exhibition Gustave Caillebotte: Urban Impressionist, the Musée d’Orsay has co-organized another Gustave Caillebotte retrospective.
The Enduring Legacy of Dakan
By Francis Buseko
While Dakan made waves as the first openly West African queer love story, its significance extends far beyond its historic debut.
The Battle for Intro. 2: The New York City Gay Rights Bill, 1971 – 1986
By Maggie Schreiner
The exhibition is organized around ten central themes, exploring topics such as the activist organizations who advocated for the bill’s passage, the New York politicians who played key roles during the fifteen-year campaign …
We the Parasites: Book Review
By Dale Corvino
We the Parasites is a deeply personal and ekphrastic poem-as-essay. It pursues its end to contaminate criticism with the queerest of methods. Dig in.
Queen Tut: A Review
By Steve Warren
The title, Queen Tut, is essentially a spoiler. Our young hero, Nabil (Ryan Ali), doesn’t choose it as his drag name until near the end of the film.
