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Graingerboy: I Love You (But I’ve Chosen Disco)

19 Feb 2014 / Comments Off / in Features, LGBT History Month/by

Celebrating LGBT History Month 2014 with an exclusive Graingerboy track.

Graingerboy celebrates LGBT History Month with Polari by sharing with us an exclusive remix of ‘I Love You (But I’ve Chosen Disco)’.

  • An image of the trans singer Chase who wears a black t-shirt that states D.A.R.E.

Chase covers Against Me! for LGBT History Month

04 Feb 2014 / Comments Off / in Features, LGBT History Month/by

For Laura Jane Grace: LGBT History Month 2014.

Chase Garrett celebrates her trans hero for LGBT History Month in a cover of Black Me Out by Against Me!, recorded exclusively for Polari Magazine.

  • A black and white image of a LGBT Rights demonstration from the 1970s. One of the placards held by the five people pictured has been altered to say

Reparation!

22 Jan 2014 / Comments Off / in Features/by

Sins Against Gay Men.

Have you been sinned against by a vicious, homophobic state? Take heart as Dame Effie proposes an election year reparation plan.

  • A striking image of Jenny Hval stood in a dark green field with a dark brooding sky behind her. Her make up is gothic and she is wearing a black and cream dress which is beaded elaborately down the bodice. She is lit brightly and appears very stark against the dark background.

Top 10 Unsung Records of 2013

01 Jan 2014 / Comments Off / in Features/by

Music listened to but not written about in 2013.

There are more new albums to listen to every week than one person can listen. Here Andrew Darley selects 10 that we listened to but didn’t write about in 2013.

  • A black and white photograph of a young Alan Turing with 5 of his peers. He is sat with his friends on a wooden dock in the sunshine, his sleeves on his shirt are rolled up and he wears shorts. In the background there is a collection of wooden boats moored at the dockside and some ashore.

Polari Magazine’s News Stories of 2013

31 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

2013 News Stories.

From the pardon of Alan Turing to the death of Margaret Thatcher in the UK, to Trans* Rights and Employment Non-Discrimination in the US, this is a list of Polari Magazine’s Top News Stories from 2013.

  • Illustration for a satirical article in Polari Magazine which makes fun of some of the ridiculous arguments that were aired during the House of Lords debate of the Gay Marriage bill. The illustration is a pastiche of the 1961 horror film "Scream of Fear" which depicts a woman screaming against a black background with increasing circular lines on which the following text appears: "The House of Lords Shocker of the year! The Gay Marriage Debate! Polari Magazine presents Baroness Knight, Lord Quirk, Lord Flight co-starring John Glen, Lord Dear, Written by Dame Effie Sprinkle IV".

Top 5 Gay Marriage Debate Quotes from the House of Lords

30 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

House of Lords Gay Marriage Madness!

The House of Lords is fixed in a rift in time. The talk of ‘gay marriage’ in 2013 brought out the best/worst, as Dame Effie Sprinkle IV has uncovered.

  • An image of diver Tom Daley with no shirt on standing dripping wet

Polari Magazine’s Homophobia Top 5 of 2013

27 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

Top 5 Homophobic Moments of 2013.

From B&B Christians to that complete Tweet James Arthur, Mat Hill calls out 2013’s Top 5 Ho Ho Homophobia.

  • A publicity image for the BBC drama Ripper Street. The image depicts the three male leads stood side by side in Victorian dress in a dark alley of Whitechapel.

Polari Magazine’s Favourite TV of 2013

24 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

2013 Television.

From serial killers and zombies, to private school and prison, this is a list of Polari Magazine’s Favourite TV of 2013.

  • A film still from the movie Only God Forgives. It is an image of Ryan Gosling as Julian against a backdrop of a warehouse which is bathed in blood red light. Julian stands looking direct into the camera in white shirt, tie and waist coat with his fists up ready to fight.

Polari Magazine’s Favourite Films of 2013

24 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

Films of 2013.

From Ryan Gosling in art house, Divine in drag and Gore Vidal in memoriam, here is a selection of Polari Magazine’s Favourite Films of 2013.

  • A close cropped black and white image of singer Agnes Obel which has then been coloured with maroon and orange hues.

Polari Magazine’s Favourite Albums of 2013

23 Dec 2013 / Comments Off / in Features/by

Music 2013.

From lo-fi to hi-fi, piano to punk rock, this is a selection of Polari Magazine’s Favourite Music of 2013.