The Divine Josephine : a queer star and hero gets a final Honor

  France is finally awarding the American-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy, and civil rights activist JOSEPHINE BAKER an honor she so deserves.   She will be the first Black woman to be awarded a place in the  Pantheon monument overlooking the Left Bank of Paris. the final resting place of France’s most revered … Continue reading

The Divine Order

When one usually thinks of Switzerland from a political viewpoint, it’s the countries centuries old neutrality that has seen it sit out Wars that comes to mind. The idea then of any Swiss citizen being any sort of political firebrand would seem such an unlikely occurrence, but this entertaining feel-good drama is about one Swiss … Continue reading

The Dog

John Wojtowicz was a loud potty-mouthed self-absorbed oddball whose ill-conceived bungled bank robbery brought him an infamy that he clung to desperately for the rest of his life.  He was a brash Brooklynite, who fresh out of the army at the age of 22, married the first girl he set his eyes on.  Before the … Continue reading

The Donut King

  The totally surprising and extraordinary roller coast life of Ted Ngoy is the stuff of a good movie drama ….. except that this is a documentary of his almost unbelievable real life.  A word of warning here, before you start to stream Alice Gu‘s wee film, go grab yourself a box of donuts, as … Continue reading

THE DORIAN AWARDS …. the ones that Queerguru really respects

Although some people are still hanging on to see who gets handed an OSCAR this coming weekend, here at Queerguru we are celebrating THE DORIANS, the ONLY film awards we count on.   Of course, we could be a tad biased as these increasing prestigious awards are in the gift of G.A.L.E.C.A. The Society of LGBTQ … Continue reading

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