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  • Sammy Williams : One Singular Sensation Every Little Step He Took

    Sammy Williams : One Singular Sensation Every Little Step He Took

      The actor/dancer  Sammy Williams who created the of Paul in Michael Bennett’s cult classic musical A Chorus Line for which he won both a Tony,  a Drama Desk and an Obie Best Actor award, has died aged 69. Williams’ monologue chronicling “Paul’s” difficult teen years as a young gay man was completely breathtaking. He stood…

  • Taking ‘Growing Up Coy’ on the Road

    Taking ‘Growing Up Coy’ on the Road

      Some 16 months ago we had the pleasure of interviewing filmmaker Eric Juhola about his rather stunning documentary “Growing Up Coy”  It is the tale of an extraordinary family and their very brave 6-year-old transgender girl, Coy Mathis, who is banned from using the girl’s bathroom at her elementary school in her small Colorado town. Juhola had…

  • Cruising In The  Park            (NSFW)

    Cruising In The Park (NSFW)

      ANTONIO DA SILVA is an openly gay Portuguese award-winning filmmaker/artist/pornographer and a passionate crusader who has always been fascinated by male sex and sexuality. He has always felt increasingly frustrated in how moving image has explored this, and so for some years now, he has made some very full-on explicit and provocative films on a whole range…

  • What’s Weird About A Beard

    What’s Weird About A Beard

      Bearded Provincetown artist James Frederick, who queerguru interviewed a few weeks ago  (https:// queerguru.com/2018/01/james-frederick-draws-the-funny-side-of-provincetown) has just published his latest adult comic book. Called What’s Weird About a Beard we are guessing this is like a memoir as ever since we have known Frederick he has always sported a fine growth of facial hair.  He writes ” Beards…