2012

Polari asked writers what they saw in 2012. From The Judas Kiss to Lincoln.

“Polari asked writers what they saw in 2012. From The Judas Kiss to Lincoln.”

To Be or Not To Be.

Where have all the alternative clubs gone? Where does that leaves the Soho gay crowd who don’t want to listen to soulless remixes?

“It’s always struck me as odd that a subculture that is based on non-conformity could be so … well … conformist.”

We Have Ways of Making You Gay.

Media Ted was a comic strip that ran in the early days of Polari. Here we look back at the short life of the little champ. Episode 2.

The plan was that Ted and his friend Marcie – yep, it’s a Peanuts reference – would eventually leave their home somewhere in the MidWest and travel to the Big City, home to Ted’s favourite gay magazine Big City Fairy!, its tagline: “We have ways of making you gay”.

Polari’s Gay Comic Strip.

Media Ted was a comic strip that ran in the early days of Polari. Here we look back at the short life of the little champ. Episode 1.

The plan was that Ted and his friend Marcie – yep, it’s a Peanuts reference – would eventually leave their home somewhere in the MidWest and travel to the Big City, home to Ted’s favourite gay magazine Big City Fairy!, its tagline: “We have ways of making you gay”.

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Turkey baster, Madonna and the gay cure.

” ‘searching for a cure to homosexuality charity’: Oddly, when you type this into Google, the suggested charity is UNICEF. “

2012 Retrospective

The Editor looks back at the year 2012 in Polari and how it has explored the LGBT subculture. Part 5: Credo.