Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn 2013, 26-year-old musician Scott Jones was attacked outside a gay bar in a small town in Nova Scotia and as result was paralyzed from the waist down. Even though the perpetrator was caught and convicted, the Police refused to even consider it a hate crime that was motivated by a hatred of gay people. Scott’s best … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterEvery gay man who has a sentimental bone in his body will have a favorite romantic comedy that he has watched over and over again ….. even though he may never admit it. This was the subject of a very heated discussion in the Queerguru Office, but at the end of the day, we … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAmongst Emmy Award winning director Jeffrey Schwarz’s prolific output are four excellent documentaries on iconic gay figures : first it was activist & cinephile Vito Russo, then celebrated porn actor Jack Wrangler, followed by the definitive profile on John Water’s favorite actress Divine. I get to talk to him now about his latest movie on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter“Ladies and Gentlewomen” a Tamil language, Indian groundbreaking documentary by Malini Jeevarathnam is the first ever lesbian movie in that language. It is an attempt to break the silence about the dynamics of lesbianism and covers love, life, but also suicide among lesbians in that country. While researching for the film, Malini met around 85 women from the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThere is a special screening of Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley’s feature film debut LIKE CATTLE TOWARDS GLOW which is making its LA premiere as the featured attraction in the 24-hour marathon-shaped festival Sesión Continua a porn theater in Echo Park which starts Friday, March 25th at midnight and runs until the following midnight Like Cattle … Continue reading