No Angel – A Life of Marlene Dietrich : a legendary Queer Icon

  In 1999  American Film Institute named Marlene Dietrich as the ninth-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema. We think if we polled gay men (of a certain age) for Legendary Queer Icons in Gay History,  Dietrich would rate much higher than that . For those of you reading this who have never heard of … Continue reading

NO DRESS CODE : a Mexican gay couple’s fight to get married

queerguru talks to #CristinaHerreraBorquez about No Dress Code Required her uplifting documentary about a disarmingly charming gay couple who fought against all odds to get married in #Mexico : from Outsider Pictures that opens in NY at Village East Cinema on Nov 3 : then nationwide  

No Dress Code Required

Probably the one thing that most irked all the local Mexican authorities who schemed to deny Victor and Fernando the right to marry, was not just because they were gay but that this totally adorable and resilient couple were so obviously two best friends who were madly in love with each other. They evidently believed that … Continue reading

No Fats, Fems & Vegans

Cute South African couple Stephan and Louw should be the next gay You Tubers to go viral.  They only started making videos a few  months ago, but these disarmingly charming guys have a fresh and very funny take on things that grab their attention. This latest one, which maybe their best to date,  is their … Continue reading

No Hard Feelings : a queer story of race, belonging and love

  When Iranian/German filmmaker Faraz Shariat was 19 years old he imported a  security detacher from China and used it to take off the security tags from clothes in department stores. In time he got caught shoplifting and was sentenced to community service which he did by becoming a translator in a refugee shelter.  That was … Continue reading

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