2012 Retrospective

The Editor looks back at the year 2012 in Polari and how it has explored the LGBT subculture. Part 4: Real People.

2012 Retrospective

The Editor looks back at the year 2012 in Polari and how it has explored the LGBT subculture. Part 3: Music.

2012 Retrospective

The Editor looks back at the year 2012 in Polari and how it has explored the LGBT subculture. Part 2: Queer Year.

2012 Retrospective

The Editor looks back at the year 2012 in Polari and how it has explored the LGBT subculture. Part 1: Arts and Culture.

Lucille, verses 26-37, Polari Bible.

David Benson, with the spirit of Kenneth Williams upon him, reads from the Polari Bible of how the fairy Gabriel foretold the birth of the saviour, Josie Crystal.

“And the fairy trolled in unto her, and cackled, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Duchess is with thee: fabed art thou among palones.'”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Jesus, Christmas, Flash Gordon and that Camp Guy.

“It’s the fault of that fabulous trio, the three wise men. ‘We’re here, we’re queer, and we got our shopping out of the way before that exhausting pride march to the bijou manger! Get her!'”

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166 pages • Chapman and Hall • 19 December, 1843 [HB]

A Christmas Carol is the definitive Christmas story, and a tale founded not on religious dogma but our common humanity.

“The only reference of Jesus is as “the mighty founder of Christmas”. Dickens was interested in the idea of Christmas as a time of reflection rather than its religious significance.”

Instalment II: Richard Westin (June 2012)

In the second instalment of this new column, Symonne Torpy continues the story of her life on Grindr as Clark Rockerfeller, the virtual gay man trapped inside a woman’s body.

“Five dates, fourteen bottles of red and too much gay sex later, Richard Westin was beginning to crumble.”

Conflicting Messages.

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie finds out that he was in a game where the other player was holding his cards too close to his chest.

“One particular night, we ended up in this deep conversation about how quickly we had become joined at the hip, but the points he was making were way too flawed.”

Clementine Banishes Winter!

Clementine takes you to the sun on Christmas Island to banish the winter blues! Now, Christmas Island, doesn’t that name ring a bell?

“How’d you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island?”