Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNorwegian born Margarethe Cammermeyer who is a naturalised American, served as a Colonel in the Washington National Guard, In 1961 she had joined the Army Nurse Corps and over time received a B.S. in nursing and then she earned a master’s degree in 1976 and a Ph.D. in 1991. With such impressive qualifications and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAs more and more transgender stories surface onto our screens, we realise that no two of them are ever the same. Some people’s transitioning journeys are so extremely unique that they not only challenge many of our perceptions, but also make us re-think gender-fludity yet again. Brian Belovitch’s story is one of those. Born … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFrom 2008 comes this hybrid docudrama that does such a good melding fact with fiction we have no idea which is which. Somehow that doesn’t seem to matter. The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is the story of 2O year old Filipino Ladyboy who makes a living as a sex worker in Manilla. Raquela … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHidden in this collection of shorts are two or three better, more focused films. It is too long to bare all the weight of its sombre content in one sitting. Anyone trying to bake their way out of their coronavirus confinement will be familiar with the problem that a good ingredient, eaten too often, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1999 American Film Institute named Marlene Dietrich as the ninth-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema. We think if we polled gay men (of a certain age) for Legendary Queer Icons in Gay History, Dietrich would rate much higher than that . For those of you reading this who have never heard of … Continue reading
