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.”

Off the Virtual Page.

Today, December 3, is Polari Magazine‘s 5th birthday. Polari’s editor writes about how it stepped off the virtual pages this year and into the sensual world.

“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.”

Burchill, Bindel and Moore.

What happens now, asks Polari’s editor, in the wake of the controversy over Julie Burchill’s unhinged tirade against trans women?

“Instead of getting worked up over free speech, perhaps these writers should try showing some basic humanity, and recognising that this vile outburst is just not acceptable.”

Sweet Jesus, Mary!

Exodus International is a mission to renounce gay and become ex-gay. This blooper video shows how far they have to go.

“They clutch their imaginary pearls, and when they make a mistake exclaim with a wild abandon. Sweet Jesus, Mary! They may not love their gay selves, but their gay selves clearly still love them.

Reinvention.

Polari turns 4 today. It’s about to turn yet another corner, writes the editor, and reinvent its mission to explore the LGBT subculture.

“For the last 4 years, Polari has been run as a voluntary community project built from love and a lot of hard work. We are now a Community Interest Company.”

Looking Back While Looking Forward.

Polari Magazine introduces a new weekly publishing schedule, and the editor writes about the reasons why, and the driving ideas behind it.

“The word magazine is an Arabic term for storehouse. That’s what we are aiming toward.”

43 Years Since the Revolution Started.

Today is anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The editor asks how that legacy is faring in 2012.

“To cries of ‘gay power’, and ‘Christopher Street belongs to the queens’, the crowds fought back. As the activist and academic Dennis Altman later wrote, it was the ‘Boston Tea Party of the gay movement’.”

Equal Dads.

The world is changing, and a dad is a dad, regardless of sexual orientation.

“It’s not just about adoption rights. There is more than one way to be a gay dad. Or a dad, in fact, as there’s no real need to differentiate.”

The Proud2Be Project.

Founded in June 2011 by twin brothers Matt and Jon Price, the Proud2Be project is a video campaign with a message of support for LGBT people.

“This is a message for adults as much as it a message for teens. As Stephen Fry says in his contribution, ‘I think part of life is learning what to be ashamed of and what to be proud of’.”

The Week Long Celebration Raises Concerns.

Gay Days 2012 is drawing protest from anti-gay groups, of course, but it is also drawing protest from LGBT ones.

“The ‘lifestyle’ aspect of the week, the parties, the drugs, the unrestrained exhibitionism – this a source of tangible discomfort for both sides.”