Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAfter Saar Maoz an utterly charming 40 year old man served as a paratrooper in the Israeli Army, he was kicked out of the Kibbutz where he had been living with his large extended family for being gay, so he moved to London to begin again and look for the love of his life. Now 18 years … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWilliam Yang is something of a Queer Icon in Australia’s art world. A third generation Chinese-Australian born in Brisbane in the 1940’s, who as soon as he was old enough he left the genteel quiet of Queensland to head to Sydney, the gay mecca of Australia. He not only developed a acute eye and remarkable … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJo and Carol are a totally charming middle-aged couple of lesbians who got it into their heads that they would like to be winemakers, and against all odds, and with a lot of very hard work and with great band of friends, they actually succeeded, even going on to win gold medals for their vintage. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe exceptionally talented queer artist David Wojanarowicz’s name may not easily trip off one’s tongue but at least now thanks to Chris McKim’s incisive documentary his place in the echelons of queer culture will finally be totally undisputed. Wojanarowicz died of AIDS in 1992 just 37 years old, but this new film makes us all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGillian Armstrong’s captivating documentary on three-time Academy Award Winning Costume Designer the larger than life Orry-Kelly starts out with a rather wonderful statement ‘He called himself a hem stitcher, yet he really was a Hollywood Star. In the country he’s come from, that’s bloody amazing, but no-one has ever heard of him’. The country it … Continue reading
