Radha Blank’s highly entertaining ‘The Forty-Year-Old- Version’ reviewed by Queerguru’s Janet Prolman

  “The Forty-Year-Old- Version“ is a highly entertaining film written, directed by, and starring Radha Blank. The title, a play on words (remember “The 40-Year-Old-Virgin?”), signals that despite its heavy subtext of the sexism, racism, and ageism in the theater world, the tone and delivery are not without humor and a bit of spoofing, The … Continue reading

Raf Simons & Muicca Prada’s first Menswear Collection

  The fashion industry was in a state of shock last February when billionaire design powerhouse Miuccia Prada announced that she was naming Raf Simons, the out-gay former creative director of Jil Sander, Dior and Calvin Klein, to be her co-creative director at Prada. Both of them known to be  opinionated, style-shaping designers with more … Continue reading

Rafiki : the defiant tale of two African girls in love

  African queer films are very much a rarity essentially because so much of that Continent have laws that criminalise homsosexuality and also so much of the population traditionally cannot morally accept it. In fact this charming tale of first love between two teenage Kenyan girls that has been critically acclaimed globally is still banned … Continue reading

Rainbow Lit Fest – Queer & Inclusive for Culture and Equal Rghts: New Delhi India December 9th & 10th

      It took until 2018 for India to finally overturn the Law making homosexuality illegal imposed by the British Raj some 70  years ago.  (Lesbian acts were never included as Queen Victoria would not believe that women could do such things).  One year later the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019  recognized … Continue reading

Rainbow Riots : music for a good cause

After Swedish artist and activist Petter Wallenberg witnessed the brutal anti-LGBTI violence by police at last year’s Ugandan Pride festival he was inspired to compose and produce a charity album called Rainbow Riots. It  features LGBTI musicians from all over the world – including countries where homosexuality is illegal, such as Jamaica, Uganda, and Malawi, and all … Continue reading

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