Give ‘em Hope International Arts Festival 2012

Host your own event under the banner of the Give ‘em Hope festival, April 2012.

“There are no limits and no huge demands –this event is YOUR event. MAKE IT WHATEVER YOU WANT IT TO BE!”

Mother’s Ruin: a Hit!

The verdict on Mother’s Ruin, in which the wonderful Clementine, the Living Fashion Doll, featured.

I bow to you, Clementine, you are loved by all in the Commonwealth of Polari.

Latest News on the Petition to revoke Alan Turing

The justice minister, Lord McNally, unfairly dismisses the pardon for Alan Turing.

In his centenary, Turing is owed a debt of gratitude by this country. LGBT History Month is not the time to reject that change.”

On Adam Levine’s support for equal rights

Maroon 5 frontman Levine takes another stand for equal marriage rights.

In October, Levine had this to say to Fox when it used Maroon 5′s music: “Dear Fox News, don’t play our music on your evil f***ing channel ever again. Thank you.”

Petition to revoke Alan Turing’s continuing criminal status

Alan Turing was a war hero, and his work helped to win World War II. Yet he is still legally a criminal.

The petition states: “Alan Turing was driven to a terrible despair and early death by the nation he’d done so much to save. This remains a shame on the UK government and UK history.”

On the all-new rebuilt Polari Magazine website

To mark its third birthday, Polari is relaunched in the most dynamic and exciting version we’ve built to date.

Interestingly, the idea for Polari was conceived in January 2006, but it was not until December 2008 that the website was launched. That’s a 22 month gestation period, which is the same as it is for a baby elephant.

All the Grindr vain, self-obsessed and obnoxious voices on Grindr.

The website doucebagsofgrindr.com is showing up the bad language and general offensiveness at play on the app Grindr.

There is a real twisted joy to seeing prime examples of this bad behaviour on the website www.douchebagsofgrindr.com. For the most part it is a thoroughly entertaining insight into the world of the vain and self-obsessed.

Signs Ten, a poetry collection from performer extraordinaire Marcus Reeves.

Introduction to the collection of poetry by Marcus Reeves, Sighs Ten, written by Polari editor Christopher Bryant.

Sighs Ten is a new collection of poetry and prose by writer and performer Marcus Reeves. Taken from the first decade of his career, the ten poignant, pointed and playful pieces reflect on themes of love, lust, loss and loneliness.

Apple hosts “gay cure” app for an unacceptable 6 weeks.

The fascism of the Christian Right was voiced through Apple’s App Store, and the company had an abysmally slow response when called to remove it.

The ex-gay proselytizers view it a bad consumer choice, and instead promote a good consumer choice, their own Cosmic Cash Machine, the Lord.

A few words about Wotever World’s Riot Cabaret.

Wotever World’s Riot Cabaret, and the very idea of an LGBTQ community.

That identity, as Wotever World’s manifesto has it, is any identity – or multiple-identity – you want it to be. “The Wotever manifesto dictates that respect will be given to all sirs, madams and wotevers…”