Size queen alert!

Scott De Buitléir attends BearScotFest and finds himself asking the question: Does size matter?

“You also have to ask, since when did the gay community become so obsessed with forest animals.”

Mark Healey

Mark Healey from the group 17-24-30 No To Hate Crime talks to Polari about their planned events for National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

“The ripple left by hate crime incidents around the world touches us all – which was illustrated by the thousands of people who got involved in our campaign after the death of Ian Baynham.”

The Presets

Julian Hamilton of The Presets talks to Little Bastard about their album Pacifica, music, their writing process and their gay fans.

“The gay scene were early Presets adopters, and some of the first shows we did in the States were at gay pride and leather marches and stuff.”

October 8, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are reading this week.

“This week: Esi Edugyan, Justin Torres and Eoin Colfer. “

October 06, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers of the books to avoid.

“This week: Fifty Shades Of Grey. A Boy’s Own Story. Lancelot And The Wolf.”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Darren Hayes, drag queens, gross indecency and words of wisdom! …

“This week it looks like Darren Hayes has a stalker whilst other readers are getting philosophical and also quite abstract. “

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63.06 min • Bloody Chamber Music • October 15, 2012

Patrick Wolf’s acoustic retrospective Sundark and Riverlight is as beautiful as it is magical.

“It’s hard to believe that after ten years in the music industry that Patrick isn’t a legend.”

When your friends like your date more than you do…

Scott De Buitléir feels the pressure of his peers on matters of the heart.

“At this point, our other friend slaps my face full-force in punishment for letting him go.”

Maggie and Martin.

In this exclusive interview, Maggie and Martin talk to Polari about their album Union, and how their collaboration grew from having fun writing music together into a fully realised project.

“The Maggie and Martin album Union was released in May. The collaboration started when the author Clayton Littlewood introduced the two.”

Photographing Queer Artists.

Michael Langan talks to writer and photographer Justin David about his series Night Work, which features queer artists in the alternative after-hours world of night …

“I’ve always felt more welcome in a queer setting, amongst these sort of characters, as opposed to a gay mainstream.”