The history of gay rights in Cuba is as best described as patchy. Although they repealed their Sodomy Laws in 1979 (26 years before the US did) homosexual acts were still a punishable crime until 1988. In 1992 the Fidel Castro, the Cuban leader made a very public statement ‘I am absolutely opposed to any form … Continue reading
Since 2011, Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest rooted in London’s queer creative scene have showcased an eclectic mix of films, arts, and events celebrating LGBTIQA+ stories from around the world, welcoming everybody.It originally started as a community response to arts cuts carnage, and since then we’ve ‘expanded exponentially to become one of the most … Continue reading
This is the story of Dennis (Kim Kold) a Danish middle-aged pumped-up 6′ 5″ bodybuilder who weighs in at 305 lbs but still lives at home with his diminutive shrew of a mother who bullies him like mad. After Dennis’s old Uncle Bent (Allan Mogensen) marries his new young Thai bride it sets him off … Continue reading
‘From This Day Forward’ is a new very personal documentary that adds yet another dimension to the whole transgender dialogue. Filmmaker Sharon Shattock’s very compelling movie is about her own father who began transitioning when she was still in grade school. The news absolutely horrified her and her younger sister, and she all but rejected … Continue reading
This second documentary from Austrian filmmakers Katharina Lampert and Cordula Thym with its most prefect title, tells the story of several people who fit somewhere along the genderqueer spectrum, but most of them are still undecided exactly where they want to be right now on this sliding scale. All of them were born as women but have chosen to … Continue reading