On December 19th, 1974 writer Linda Rosenkrantz invited her close friend, photographer Peter Hujar, to her New York apartment on the Upper East Side to describe in detail how he had spent the entirety of the previous day. The tape-recorded conversation was part of a planned larger project by Rosenkrantz, intended to gather the recollections... Continue Reading →
Steven Menendez shares a new study in male beauty portfolio with The Queer Review shot in October, 2025 in New York City. Male Beauty I featuring Randall Kohn. Photo credit: Steven Menendez. Steven Menendez: I created this series of images because I wanted to show the soft and tender side of male beauty. I was... Continue Reading →
With a career spanning more than three decades, Ira Sachs is one of the most acclaimed American independent filmmakers of his generation with work in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney. Among many accolades, his brooding queer feature, Keep The Lights On, won the Teddy Award at the 2012... Continue Reading →
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, did it even make a sound at all? Or does it echo out as an ethereal song, haunting those who may have been hit by its ripples? The answer is unknown, the sound is unknown, and the only certainty left is... Continue Reading →
When Drew Droege, most widely known for his inspired viral Chloë Sevigny parody videos, spoke with The Queer Review in March 2020 about his one-man show Happy Birthday Doug, he mused, “I think we’re afraid as queer people to write flawed gay characters”. With his latest Off-Broadway comedy, Messy White Gays, the writer-star shows no... Continue Reading →
80-year-old self-taught erotic artist Sal Salandra's vibrant needlepoint "thread paintings" pulsate with a playful carnal energy that unapologetically celebrates the bliss of gay sex in all its variety. Salandra's use of a medium that is typically associated with more neutral, traditionally domestic motifs to conjure kinetic scenes of fisting, orgies, and BDSM gives the work... Continue Reading →
Drag icon BenDeLaCreme will host the queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese’s Nocturnelle 2026 UK and European tour. From LA’s Dolby Theater to New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall, BenDeLaCreme has starred in, directed, written, and produced some of the most successful original drag theatre work of all time. Ahead of Nocturnelle, DeLa will be touring this fall... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the November edition of The Queer Agenda, The Queer Review’s curated monthly guide to LGBTQ+ cultural happenings in New York City and beyond. Unidentified photographer, Gladys Bentley (1907-1960), ca. 1940. Silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper. Collection of the Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture. Continues through March 8,... Continue Reading →
What seems like a safe choice—a classic play on the National Theatre’s biggest stage, the Olivier—quickly proves to be far more radical. From early on, it’s clear that Indhu Rubasingham’s first commission as Artistic Director isn’t just a play, it’s a mission statement for the National Theatre’s next era. Clare Perkins and company in National... Continue Reading →
Rules to live by... #1 Be kind to yourself and others. #2 Focus on what you can control. #3 Don’t hook up with that headless torso DL guy from Grindr no matter how desperate you are. Yes, I’m looking at you, don't do it! #4 If you ever find yourself in a zombie apocalypse, make... Continue Reading →
