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Craig Puranen Wilson
I am updating this to include it in the Vocal Home Town Heroes Challenge. and the Represnted Challenge. Craig was an amazing person who brought so many people together, encouraged and helped people who need it, and is the subject of and upcoming film aimed at promoting a positive, caring image of Newcastle. I have been interviewed for the film, and will possibly be performing a song I wrote unspired by Craig / Sheena when we lost him/her. The challenge is sponsored by The Mentor Group.
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 4 years ago in Pride
'The Browns' Adds Unique Twist to The Family Sitcom
The Browns, the hilarious television series that began as two-minute comedic sketches on Instagram, is back for a second season on OUT TV and Amazon Prime, with new episodes airing Fridays. Starring drag duo Tammie Brown and Kelly Mantle — Brown as a semi-retired singer and homemaker and Mantle as her delightfully dipsomaniac manager and best friend — The Browns re-imagines the family sitcom in a way that is strange, vulgar, and deliciously outrageous. “I grew up on shows like Step by Step, Full House, and Family Matters,” says the series’ creator John Mark (who also plays the role of Brown’s son). “I wanted to make a show that implemented traditional 90’s family sitcom tropes into a queer space.”
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
The Night Call
The flashing lights of the 711 were casting their yellowish hues on the sidewalk in front of its entrance, not reaching high enough to touch the dusty orange, green and red sign above. But, although unwillingly, they did manage to caress Peter’s back, who was sitting on a low brickwork a couple of feet away. Just like the clerk inside the shop he was scrolling through the games on his phone, opening and closing them with his phone muted, not attempting to play any of them. This search for distraction was going on for a quarter at least, and one empty can of beer was laying on the ground beneath him while the new one, still covered in melted drops of ice, was standing on his side.
By WriterinWonder4 years ago in Pride
Written Out of His Own Life
So I thought yesterday about making a list of all my friends who died from HIV/AIDS. I have no idea why, and I just couldn’t do it. It brought back all the unbearable feelings of guilt and sadness and anger. It got tangled up with the current pandemic. I had to shove all those feelings back in their box. I never thought that I would live through one pandemic, never mind two. I never thought that I would watch thousands of people die from government inaction and ineptitude in two separate pandemics.
By Jean Elizabeth Glass4 years ago in Pride
Book Review: Craig Silvey's HONEYBEE
After having read the blurb on the back cover of Craig Silvey's HONEYBEE, I have to admit that after I had finished reading it this novel was definitely not what I had expected . . . but I mean that in a good way, of course!
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
Feminist Artist of the Renaissance
It’s no small feat that these women have achieved, the 1400s to the late 1900s women's rights were basically moot. However these women stepped forward and out of their avid role as just a homemaker and became the provider. Some of these women, although on the same par as their male counterparts such as dinvicinci and Michelago aren't recognized for their works nearly as much.
By Daniell Frovarp4 years ago in Pride
