When there were no safe spaces to be gay, Polari allowed gay men to identify and communicate with each other, and to keep things secret from outsiders. Professor Paul Baker, author of the Polari dicti...Show More
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drmunro recommended:Dec 24th, 2019
Fantabulosa! Do yourself a bona, my dears, and give this an Aunt Nell. Then go varda the Polari scene from "Velvet Goldmine"!
podcastplaylist recommended:Feb 16th, 2020
Polari was a secret language in 1950s Britain that helped gay men connect, resist oppression, and feel empowered. Helen Zaltzman traces the history of Polari with scholar Paul Baker.