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Queerguru’s PETER HERBERT reviews THE 2026 ALTERNATIVE MISS WORLD competition in London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
As if to bring an end to one of London’s longest heatwaves, the good earth at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre was invigorated by much-needed rain. This was also a forceful addition to Gaia the great mother of life, as the theme of the latest instalment of The Alternative Miss World on Sunday 13 Sept…
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Queerguru´s Ris Fatah reviews the excellent Narciso, a dark, sexy drama set in 1950s Paraguay. Screening as part of Miami´s Outshine Film festival.
Paraguay 1958 – the opposing forces of a brutal military dictatorship and the fledgling rock n roll music scene lock horns in Narciso, director Marcelo Martinesse´s tense, sexy, dark drama set in a closed society where not everyone is ready to open up. Handsome entertainer Narciso (Diro Romero) has just returned from a year in Argentina.…
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Queerguru’s TOP LIST OF MUST SEE MOVIES @ REELING 2026 Chicago’s Queer Film Festival
Back in 1981 when the first Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival took place , all the films were shown in a 90-seat folding-chair screening room on West Hubbard Street, and was completely sold out. Fast forward to 2026, and the Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is the second longest-running film festival…
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LGBTQ+ communities around the world should fear Turkey intensifying clampdown
] Back in July, when a Virgin Gay Cruise ship was banned from stopping in a Turkish port, the official reason was that the group was “known for behaviors incompatible with the fabric of our society and our moral values”. i.e. the 1000 passngers were GAY and Rich Campbell, the president and CEO of Atlantis Events,…
