Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterSuited is an extraordinarily uplifting documentary about a couple of NY Tailors who have found their calling making suits for gender non-confirming clients. Their story started a few years ago when Rae Tutera (who had been born Rachel) came across a rather unassuming tailor called Daniel Friedman (who is straight & Jewish) who made him his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Dutch men’s fashion label Suitsupply unveiled its new advertising campaign featuring men embracing and kissing, it faced a social media backlash. NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch newspaper, reported on Wednesday evening that the company has lost more than 10,000 followers on its Instagram profile after the publication of the adverts. However, not everyone was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterMalcolm Ingram the writer/director of the award winning documentary Small Town Gay Bar in 2006 which focused on two isolated gay bars in Mississippi including Rumors, in Shannon (pop. 1,657), and which dealt with the community’s struggles of ignorance, hypocrisy and oppression, is going back to the Deep South. Ingram who also wrote … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Swan Lake meets Joy Division. A stunning mash-up from motion graphics designer & editor Evol of the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake starring Ulyana Lopatkina, with Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’. Demi-pliés and Mancunian post-punk go hand in hand for a culture clash.
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt takes an amazing amount of courage for any person to start the journey to transition into their true gender, but it’s almost impossible to imagine how much harder it must be when you are a 15 year old and the only child of a farming couple in rural Wales. This is subject of a … Continue reading