The Future of Polari.

For its six years, Polari Magazine has been run as a community project and put together wholly in the time lent by its founders and contributors. It has been run on the sheer energy of those invested in the project with no external financial input.

“Polari Magazine has had a whirlwind 5th year, and that’s thanks to the commitment of its contributors, who have kept the content fresh and alive as we diversified into projects that stepped away from its day-to-day running.”

Fanny and Stella.

Win a copy of Neil McKenna’s superb book ‘Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England’.

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Gay elf sex, Drag Queens & Cabaret.

“Nerd fantasies are clearly getting out of hand. I blame the drawn-out Tolkien revival.”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Julie Burchill drag, Achilles and gay poop.

“I can see the set now: a council estate on one side, a bottle of Cristal on the other, and a foul-mouthed drag queen in the middle shouting out insults at everyone in the crowd.”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Sick Poofs, Gay Headshaves and Witch Films.

” sick poofs? Maybe Azealia Banks was doing some research on how to further insult the sainted Perez Hilton, who never says anything unconscionable about anyone. “

2012.

Polari asked writers what they listened to in 2012. From Karin Park to Frank Ocean.

“This week: Hans Werner Henze, Luke Abbott, Rilo Kiley.”

2012

Polari asked writers what they read in 2012.

“Christopher Bram to Randy Shilts.”

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.”

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.