The Chaperone : Take off the corset and put on the slippers

  If a chaperone is the person who is supposed to be there to stop anything too racy happening this is an aptly named movie. It’s the story of a woman who manages to mentally and physically throw off her corsets while making the audience feel like they are easing into a pair of slippers. … Continue reading

The charismatic (Irish ) singer CONLETH KANE celebrated his 40th Birthday looking for the CITY OF LOST BOYS

    Ulster queer singer Conleth Kane‘s musical breakthrough was appearing on Fame: The Musical a singing and dance contest on Ireland’s RTE in 2010.  Then he swapped his hometime of Lurgan for London and he has not looked back since. He recorded his debut album ‘Proud – Live in London‘ at The Crazy Coqs … Continue reading

The Christmas Set Up : a brand new queer rom-com on Lifetime TV

  Lifetime TV is the latest US Cable TV Channel  to launch its own original LGBTQ Holiday movie this season, a groundbreaking first for the channel  Part of a growing trend of adapting their signature highly sentimental rom-com where everyone is guaranteed a happy-ever-after-ending.  Helmed by openly gay Canadian filmmaker Pat Mills  from a script … Continue reading

The Christmas Setup : when Mom plays matchmaker for her gay son

  The final mainstream TV Holiday LGBTQ movie Queerguru is reviewing this season comes from the Lifetime Channel.  It’s known for its crowd-pleasing programming that is geared toward women or features women in lead roles.  On this occasion the star is Fran Drescher known for all those years playing The Nanny, and she is cast … Continue reading

The Chunta : where men have been dressing up like women for centuries

  Queer filmmaker Genevieve Roudané debut documentary is a  fascinating study of a queer gang of gender-bending dancers fighting to exist in Chiapa de Corzo a remote small town in Mexico. To celebrate the old year ending and the New Year beginning the men dress up as women for a Fiesta night of dancing and … Continue reading

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