Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis documentary was shot in 2010 but because the setting is the rather deprived Cape Flats area of Cape Town in South Africa, it has a very distinctly old fashioned feel to it. The area is populated by ‘Coloureds‘ a multi-racial ethnic group, and time has definitely stood still for the local populace, especially … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis excellent French TV documentary about the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality was made in 2014, and sadly very little progress has been made since then President Obama had supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon efforts at what he called ‘the final frontier in human rights“. Out of 196 UN member states, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYoung married couple Kathryn & Jeremy Mathis had a tough call to make when their son Coy just starting kindergarten kept asking them when he could go to the doctors to become a girl. They were already used to Coy dressing up in his sister’s clothes and refusing to even leave the house if they … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFive years ago when filmmaker Amy Geller read the extraordinary story in her local newspaper about a 40 year old mother of teenage children who was going to be the surrogate for a gay male couple for a second time, she thought that this tale may have the making of a good documentary. She roped in fellow filmmaker Allie Humenuk into the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe infamous Brit LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is no Saint, but he is unquestionably one of the biggest heroes our community has ever had. For the past 54 plus years, this highly driven man has been the biggest irritant to governments, politicians, large corporations, and even the Archbishop of Canterbury with his voracious … Continue reading