queertiques
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There Are (STILL) Things To Do : the live and times of outspoken queer activist URVASHI VAID
Outspoken immigrant, lesbian, and woman of color, Urvashi Vaid, was a leader who helped shape the modern-day gay rights movement. She was an expert in gender and sexuality law and was the first woman of color to lead a national gay-and-lesbian organization. This film presents Vaid’s life in Provincetown, including her 34-year relationship with her…
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DOWNTON ABBEY : THE GRAND FINALE (without Dame Maggie Smith. (sob sob) ……) in movie theaters this Sept
Nine years ago the late (and very great) two-time Academy Award Winner Dame Maggie Smith was appearing on the Graham Norton TV Show when she was asked if she was happy that the multi-award winning TV period drama DOWNTOWN ABBEY was finally over after some 52 episodes. “Yes‘ she promptly replied “as at the point…
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Margaret Cho declared Atsuko Okatsuka is her comic heir : and we so agree
Sometimes, if you blink too hard at the wrong moment, you’ll miss something important that you had been destined to know. Like back in April 2023, and there in the New York Style Magazine, the fabulous Margaret Cho gave a generous rave endorsement to new(ish) stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, who is her junior by 20…
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Queerguru’s Top Picks of Must See Films as NY’s NEWFEST kicks off PRIDE MONTH
37 years ago, a NYC-based queer film movement was born. Founded in 1988 in direct response to the AIDS crisis, The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival has been a tentpole of NYC’s queer cultural scene. In the subsequent years, NewFest has expanded into a film and media organization with year-long programs to serve all facets…
