For me, the past couple of months have been very busy and rewarding in terms of my own work and, as for many people, very challenging and upsetting on a political level. This post is just a quick update regarding the former since, among other things, I use this blog as a tally of what I’ve […]
The things LGBTQ people need from our public spaces has changed. But is it even possible for new models to emerge in London in 2016?
Following the collapse of the planned sale of the Black Cap, devotees of the iconic LGBTQ pub hope to bring it into community ownership
Change doesn’t come from despair. Change comes from hope. And the listing of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and the election of Jeremy Corbyn have given us hope.
Some info on talks I’m giving at BFI Southbank in August 2015 about Orson Welles’s radical yet little-known TV work, and London’s vanishing queer spaces
An exclusive report and photos from inside the shuttered iconic LGBTQ venue the Black Cap following its occupation by squatters
From online mobilisation to plans for direct action, links with outside groups to finding a possible new temporary home, it’s been a fruitful first week for #WeAreTheBlackCap
Nine ways to take yesterday’s protest to mark the shock closure of the iconic LGBTQ venue to the next level
The Black Cap’s shock closure inspired a large, rousing protest with a range of voices defending the venue’s importance
That’s me. I’m a writer, producer, programmer and critic living in London, where I was born. In 2019, I became Dr Duckie after completing AHRC-funded PhD research in partnership with Duckie, working at Queen Mary, University of London and supervised by Catherine Silverstone. My doctoral thesis is about queer fun, cabaret and homemade mutant hope machines — […]
