A sublime Russell Tovey plays straight in The Sister

  Queerguru’s own take on ‘pay for gay‘ actors is on a case by case argument.  Whereas we are adamant about transactors playing trans  roles, but when it comes to gay men and gay roles we take a more fluid approach.  Most of this is based on the fact we believe it should be the … Continue reading

A Suitable Boy

  Preferring not to read the original books that are adapted to into movies or TV shows we went into the BBC/Netflix treatment of Vikram Seth’s bestseller  A Suitable Boy totally cold.  We knew that the story, that award-winning Welsh writer Andrew Davies developed into a six part series ,was about an Indian mother trying … Continue reading

A Teacher

Diana is a successful high school teacher, liked by her students, and admired by her colleagues. However, unbeknown to any of them, she is having a furtive affair with Eric one of the teenage boys in her class.  It is purely sexual and mutually consensual but it carries with it enormous risks, particular for Diana. … Continue reading

A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy for Ever

  A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. East London photographer  Scallywag Fox’s stunning new black and white photo set of model Jack … Continue reading

A Thread of Deceit: The Hart Family Tragedy : when 2 lesbian mums drove their 6 children over a cliff

  It’s hard not to feel like the worst kind of voyeur as you start to watch this documentary knowing it has the most violent stomach-churning ending.   Hopefully it will throw some light on it all. This is the real-life story of two lesbian mothers who in a suspected murder-suicide drove their car off a … Continue reading

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