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Matthew Wexler

San Francisco

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Managing Editor, Special Projects at Q.Digital

I’ll be fine when this implodes. Until then… Lifestyle, Entertainment, Travel, Food and LGBTQ stuff.

Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | queerty.com | Matthew Wexler

    Could this month get any better? Pride and the Tony Awards? A cacophony of LGBTQ+ theatermakers are nominated, but that only scratches the surface of queercentric productions opening this month, casting announcements, and recent viral moments you won’t want to miss.

  • 3 weeks ago | queerty.com | Matthew Wexler

    Before we had Grindr, we had our eyes. Maybe it was a nod of the head, or a mischievous grin that led one party to believe the other was interested in more than a friendly hello. Cruising, by necessity, has been an integral part of gay culture, probably since the beginning of time. (Nyankhkhnum and Khnumhotep seemed to be having a good time in ancient Egypt.) Now, one New York City art gallery brings cruising out of the shadows and into the spotlight.

  • 3 weeks ago | queerty.com | Matthew Wexler

    It may look like a fairytale castle, but the Palacio de Lecumberri (“The Black Palace”) in Mexico City has a much darker past. Home to the Archivo General de la Nación (the Nation’s General Archive, AGN), which now holds many of Mexico’s most coveted historical documents, the site operated as a prison with a chilling gay legacy. Opened in 1900, the facility housed inmate corridors distinguished by letters.

  • 3 weeks ago | queerty.com | Matthew Wexler

    We’re in the height of awards season for the theater industry, with a wave of statuettes and other coveted, dust-collecting accolades finding their way onto the shelves of our favorite LGBTQ+ creatives. With the Tony Awards quickly approaching on Sunday, Queerty takes a look at who’s already racked up wins, along with who’s giving them out.

  • 3 weeks ago | queerty.com | Matthew Wexler

    The LGBTQ+ community enters another Pride month filled with concerns about the current administration’s attacks on queer rights. But there’s also a sense of triumph with the 10-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court case that granted same-sex couples the right to marry. Now, another voice from our collective legacy emerges—and it’s a page-turner.