queertiques
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Queerguru reviews MAJOR! the story of iconic transgender legend Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Annalise Ophelian’s documentary MAJOR! is an affectionate profile of one of the greatest leaders of the transgender community Major Griffin-Gracy who has just died aged 78. Known to most people simply as Miss Major or Major she is a larger-than-life old school activist who leads by example helping literally hundreds of trans-women of color,…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Maspalomas, an interesting character study about what happens when an older man goes back into the closet.
Vicente (Jose Ramon Soroiz) is having the time of his life. Newly single after a twenty-five-year relationship, the penniless seventy-five-year-old gay man has moved to Maspalomas, staying with a friend in the hedonistic queer enclave in Gran Canaria, Spain. There, by day he hangs out on the beach and cruises in the dunes, and at…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews PETER HUJAR’S DAY : a day in the life of the iconic photographer. Directed by Ira Sachs and starring Ben Whishaw.
Peter Hujar is having another moment. The American photographer is best known for his iconic, raw black-and-white photographs of the who’s who of 1970s and 80s downtown New York. He was part of the East Village art scene and was very close to legends such as Nan Goldin, Susan Sontag and David Wojnarowicz. This group…
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HEATED RIVALRY : when two hockey players from opposite teams’ clandestine affair gets steamy
If you loved. GOOD ENOUGH : A MODERN MUSICAL, the debut film from queer musician Mike Spears, about two confused teens who seemed to love each other as much as basketball, get to sing about their highs and lows, then you’ll want to see this wee gem of a new TV series HEATED RIVALRY. Based…
