queertiques
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Any Other Way – The Jackie Shane Story about the pioneering 1960s Black trans soul musician.
Just as you think there can’t possibly be many more high-profile queer figures from the past for film makers to profile, up pops another compelling documentary. This time the spotlight shines on pioneering 1960s Black trans soul musician/performer Jackie Shane. Any Other Way – The Jackie Shane Story details the extraordinary journey of…
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‘FAYE’ a stunning revealing tell-all doc on the controversial Academy Award Winner FAYE DUNAWAY coming to HBO
Just half way through 2024 its proving a great year for documentaties of female icons….. and would be icons. There is ‘Let The Canary Sing‘ where we fell in love with Cyndi Lauper all over again: ‘I Am: Celine Dion‘: very emotional portrait of the Canadian singer: ‘I-800-ON-HER-OWN‘ on Grammy Award winner lesbian…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews CONVERSION a candid, heartfelt, new documentary about the evils of conversion therapy
Conversion therapy is the weird pseudo-scientific practice of attempting to change an individual’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression to align with heterosexual or cis-gender norms. This abuse has been widespread across the US for decades, most often initiated by twisted religious parents trying to ‘cure’ their queer child. Queer youth are…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews NATIONAL ANTHEM : queer rodeo performers in search of their own version of the American dream.
National Anthem is a story narrated aesthetically as a western with a queer touch that reaffirms sexual identities without social exclusion . Dylan (Charlie Plummer) is a handsome young man who works hard fo his money under the sun, he lives with his single mother and her son, a very young brother he loves…
