Jayne County, by Rupert Smith.

To celebrate LGBT History Month, 2013, Polari is publishing a daily series of LGBT Heroes, selected by the magazine’s team of writers and special contributors.

“This is the woman who, in the bitterly homophobic ’70s, stood in front of straight audiences looking like Dolly Parton’s trashier daughter, singing songs about sex and difference, making people laugh and think and sometimes fight. .”

★★★★★
November 30, 2012

Innovation and Reinvention, the key to sustaining a pop career. And Ke$ha proves she can do it, says Little Bastard.

“A young girl with a music obsession, who cut herself open and bleed out her funk driven influences, through her debut album, to the reissue titled Cannibal, and now with new album Warrior, Ke$ha has remained true to herself throughout, whilst still evolving in style.”

Pick of the Day: 29 March.

Pick of BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 29 March. Two insightful documentaries: This Is What Love In Action Looks Like, a look into the murky world of ex-gay ministries and Jobriath A.D., a celebration of Glam Rock star Jobriath.

A Glorious Celebration of Glam Rock.

As part of BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 29 March, 20.30, Rupert Smith celebrates the Glam Rock era following the documentary Jobriath, A.D..