queertiques
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Can You Bring It : Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
This compelling powerful documentary tells the story behind the most celebrated and performed work by the iconic queer choreographer Bill T Jones. He created ‘D-Man In The Waters’ in 1989 one year after losing his life partner the dancer/choreographer Arnie Zane to AIDS. It was the height of the pandemic that was decimating the…
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Pray Away : the rise and fall of ex-gay ministries
As an out-gay man, you may sense in advance that the new documentary Pray Away will probably be upsetting, but it still doesn’t prepare you for the sheer horror stories it uncovers. This is one of the most despicable things we have watched for sometime……not the actual (totally excellent) film by Kristine Stolakis but…
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I’ll Cry Tomorrow : surviving the AIDS pandemic in 1989
Living through the AIDS pandemic is still a very tough topic to confront especially for those who still suffer from survivor guilt. We however believe that uncomfortable as it is to deal with such a catastrophic time, it is, whether we like it or not, a crucial part of the history of the LGBTQ…
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The Making of Me : 9 Stories of Transitioning journeys
In 2019 the UK’s Channel 4 TV Network screened The Making of Me, Three years in the making it was a refreshing straightforward look at the lives of nine very different people as they transitioned. Not only did it serve as a very sympathetic record of each of their journeys, which were undertaking with…
