
David Kennerley
Journalist at Gay City News
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1 week ago |
gaycitynews.com | David Kennerley
In August 2017, a media firestorm erupted over an utterly adorable photo of young Prince George, son of William and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales. It portrays the enthralled tyke striking a decidedly effete pose while gazing at a helicopter. Many commenters rapturously branded the future monarch a “gay icon,” while others were horrified. The lad was four years old at the time. Which got playwright-novelist-filmmaker Jordan Tannahill thinking.
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4 weeks ago |
gaycitynews.com | David Kennerley
In the last couple of years, there’s been an invigorating new wave of books documenting lost and current queer spaces in New York City. Among them are “Drag Explosion,” featuring Linda Simpson’s rare photos of the underground club scene in the 1980s and ’90s; “Glitter and Concrete,” a cultural history of drag; and “Bartschland,” tracing decades of Suzanne Bartsch’s fabulously queer parties. For my part, I am gratified to be part of this renaissance in chronicling LGBTQ history.
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2 months ago |
gaycitynews.com | David Kennerley
David Greenspan may be the most prolific downtown theater artist you’ve surely heard of but forgotten why. Chances are, the particulars are a bit murky. As a refresher, the boldly queer actor/playwright/director has dazzled — and occasionally baffled — theatregoers for nearly four decades, garnering six Obie Awards along the way.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
gaycitynews.com | David Kennerley
Paul Mescal is having a moment. After soulful turns in indie films such as “Aftersun” and “All of Us Strangers” (where he bared all as a tormented gay man opposite Andrew Scott), the 29-year-old Irish actor defied expectations as the vengeful, muscle-bound hero in “Gladiator II,” last fall’s epic blockbuster. His debut stint in December hosting Saturday Night Live garnered raves.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
gaycitynews.com | David Kennerley
Most singer-songwriters rely on their lyrics to communicate life’s joys, heartaches, and everything in between. But for the musical artist who calls herself Bitch, that’s not nearly enough. To tell her complete story, she conjured a new musical play titled “B*tchcraft,” which boldly recounts her fraught trajectory from a timid “big-boned” girl in suburban Detroit to a brash queer feminist rockstar.
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