VODKA LEMON

There is bleak, and then there is Armenia. It was that  first country to secede when the USSR broke up, and although it gained independence, rural Armenia kept its poverty.  In the south, the land is a blanket of slow each long harsh winter where the daily temperature hovers between -5 and -10C. The opening scene of … Continue reading

Vogue 4 #BlackLivesMatter

  On May 31, New York City-based choreographer Kemar Jewel  attended a Black Lives Matter protest where the police tear gassed protesters.  As him was leaving the march, one white cop told him to “Move!” and then pushed him to the ground. Jewel used his angry after experiencing police brutality firsthand to make a dance … Continue reading

Vogueing With Beethoven

  To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th Birthday music video and commercials director Emilie Norenberg was approached by one of Scandinavia’s most prestigious music ensembles, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, to create a visual piece that introduces Beethoven’s music to a new generation of listeners. Shot on 16mm film on the suburban streets of Oslo, high culture meets subculture … Continue reading

VOICES 4 stage a KiSS IN

Valentines Day seems the perfect day to celebrate the recent KISS-IN held by VOICES 4 in partnership with RUSA LGBT outside the Uzbek consulate in New York.  It was a protest against the governments of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan who have been abusing their respective powers, rounding up, detaining, assaulting, and physically abusing LGBTQIA+ people. In some cases, law enforcement … Continue reading

Vote For Jake ….. please!

Still looking to do your good deed for the day?  Then here’s the perfect one for you.  Jake Graf : filmmaker, queer activist ,  actor   (and queerquru’sfriend) is the very first transman ever to be nominated as LGBT Celebrity Rising Star in the British LGBT 2016 Awards. We had the pleasure of interviewing him … Continue reading

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