As part of the Tate Britain’s recent exhibition Queer British Art 1861-1967, Channel 4 commissioned six new films; six portraits of queer individuals by six queer filmmakers. Matt Lambert’s subject was the iconic avant-garde cabaret performer David Hoyle, the Divine David himself, in his custom Rick Owens drag, talking about his first gay club with God … Continue reading
God’s Own Country a breakout hit at both Sundance and Berlinale Film Festivals (where it was nominated for a Teddy for Best Queer Feature) is a remarkable debut from openly gay Brit writer/director Frances Lee, and unquestionably one of best queer love stories for a very long time. Set in the wilds of Yorkshire (hence … Continue reading
For his latest Mini Beau booklet called Bed 2, photographer Luke Austin has created some stunning images of naked men in bed who are simply reading their favorite books. Most of Austin’s models are friends, or guys he’s spotted scrolling through social media, and he only occasionally works with professional models. These very natural poses of … Continue reading
The stunning LGBT coming-of-age drama Moonlight from filmmaker Barry Jenkins, based on a play by openly gay writer Tarell Alvin McCrane rightly walked away with the top prize of Best Drama at the Golden Globes last night cementing an excellent night for diversity in general. (The movie incidentally is already number 30 in the list of … Continue reading
To most Brits (of a certain age) René Artois was regarded as a comic TV hero in the 1980’s on the same level as Mr Humphries in ‘Are You Being Served’. Both characters were in fact created by David Croft and thrived on the British love of the art of rather tame sexual innuendo. René was the … Continue reading