queertiques
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Queerguru reviews L.A. QueenCiañera ‘from harrowing to happy’ the life story of trans activist Bamby Salcedo
As this documentary starts to unfold, Bamby Salcedo explains why at the age of 50 she is about to have her own version of a quinceañera party. This is a Mexican traditional celebration that all girls have at the age of 15 to mark their coming of age and enter into womanhood. For…
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UNTOLD : The Deal With The Devil : the story of lesbian boxer Christy Martin
Frankly, we will admit that a TV program about sports is not something that usually gets a second look from the Queerguru Editorial team. However, Netflix’s new series of standalone documentaries called UNTOLD had one particular episode that caught our attention. Netflix promotes the series as taking a hard-hitting look at sports stories, and…
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Queerguru reviews DEATH AND BOWLING : with a trans cast and a trans sensibility
Trans filmmaker Lyel Kash’s directorial/writing debut Death and Bowling that is having its world premiere at OUTFEST Film Fest in LA is an extraordinary achievement. Not just because in a groundbreaking move Kash cast all the roles in the movie with transgender actors, but his spiritual drama gives a very personal insight which we…
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Bridesman : a new comic web series from Grindr
Grindr the world’s biggest gay hookup app/site has not always enjoyed a particularly good reputation beyond its users. In 2017, when it was owned by the Chinese gaming company Kunlin, its president Scott Chen commented “Some think marriage is between a man and a woman. I think so, too, but it’s a personal matter.” …
