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IMPRESARIO the story of SF’s larger than life filmmaker, campy producer and king of the Castro Theater

The Castro Theatre at 429 Castro Street in San Francisco celebrates its hundred years on June 22. This treasured space for film, music and live performance is also an icon of the LGBTQ community and a city Historic Landmark. It is also the place that has welcomed Marc Huestis and many of his productions for … Continue reading

In 2020 : Let’s Hear It For The Girls

The Holidays are not even here yet and we are starting to being bombarded with movies for after New Year. So far our favorite too are about very strong women. HILLARY is four-part documentary series on the former First Lady/Secretary of State/presidential candidate which will premiere at Sundance Film Festival before debuting on HULU … Continue reading

In a landslide vote Cubans legalize same-sex marriage

During the Revolution in CUBA, the combination of socialism and traditional morality only exacerbated the marginalization of the LGBT community even more. Therefore, those who did not fit the mold of the societal construct were deemed as either outcasts or as unproductive. It was not until recently that the attitudes and acceptance toward LGBT … Continue reading

In The Basement

If you have ever had the slightest impression that generally Austrians can be rather a dour lot, particularly the older generations, then you won’t be at all shocked to meet the ones that filmmaker Ulrich Seidl persuaded to show what they get up to in their own basements. We never really learn if he went out … Continue reading

In Bed With Myra Dubois

Usually, when one of the Queerguru team ‘falls in love” working on the Blog, it’s with some impossibly good-looking man/up-and-coming actor/lifeguard/model etc ….. you get the drift. However this time our (happily married) Editor In Chief has fallen for a hilariously quick-witted woman with the most wicked sense of humor. This Brit woman hailing … Continue reading