Unexpected and Supportive Words.

In this tender, autobiographical piece, writer Jonathan Kemp recalls what it was like growing up gay, and the words said when he came out to his mother.

“The very next day she rang Gay Switchboard who put her in touch with a support group for parents with gay children and she went along. It touched me that she did that, eager to understand and learn rather than, as many parents do, judge.”

Jeffrey at the South london Theatre

South london Theatre present Paul Rudnick’s classic play about gay love in the ’90s.

The Original Songs, and the Future of YouTube Drag.

In this 3-part series, A. Loudermilk writes about the drag queen YouTube videos that are as transgressive as they are outrageous. Part 3 looks at the drag queens singing original songs.

“The best of these videos tend to spoof the lowest common denominator through gross-out humor and absurdly extreme stereotypes. They nod, indirectly, at the reality of living in a commercial culture built on stereotyping.”

Walls of the World.

Polari Magazine interview with Katie Melua and talked to her about her album ‘Secret Symphony’, William Orbit and who she’d like to work with in the future.

“I’d love to work with Kate Bush. I’ve always loved her work and delighted with her new material too.”

September 03 – 09, 2012

Weekly Digest of articles, Week of September 03 – 09, polarimagazine.com

“This week: The history of DIY Drag, Julian Clary, Presets, Gallows, Ford Madox Ford, Karin Park, Sabrina Chap.”

08 September, 2012.

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are listening to this week.

“This week: Neil Sedaka, Natalia Kills, Karin Park, Róisín Murphy, Jessie Ware.”

The Confessional Compulsion.

In this special event, Jonathan Kemp and Clayton Littlewood explore and discuss the compulsion to write confessional works.

London Design Festival Choice.

As part of the London Design Festival, designer Aino Kavantera teamed with up with Clerkenwell florist Wildabout for the exhibition ‘Wild about Ikura’.

Singing for Equal Rights.

The wonderful, the talented and the irrepressible Sabrina Chap returns with her hymn to equal marriage, ‘We Are The Parade’.

‘We Are The Parade’ is a big gay anthem. “Well you think you wanna marry me, come on take my hand, it’s a long walk to equality so let’s strike the band up”.

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Jackie Collins and fucking poofs….

“As Sue Ellen once said to JR when he took over Daddy’s company to run as he saw fit, ‘JR, you couldn’t run a bath’.”