queertiques
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The Secret of Me : a compelling doc of a raging medical expose of how an Intersex person was mistreated
Last week was Intersex Awareness Day, which marked the anniversary of the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America in 1996, and was created to raise awareness of human rights issues facing intersex people and promote understanding, respect, and inclusion for intersex people. To celebrate the occasion in Australia the City of Sydney…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews 3670, a thought-provoking tale of a shy North Korean gay defector’s assimilation into Seoul’s vibrant queer life.
South Korea has a vibrant queer scene, particularly in buzzing Seoul. The mainstream society remains fairly conservative, though, and many queer people remain in the closet there. 3670, a new drama by director Joonho Park, explores this from the perspective of Kim Cheol-jun (You-hyun Cho), a handsome North Korean defector who escaped to South Korea…
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MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL GEMS 2025 : Queerguru’s TOP PICKS OF MUST SEE FILMS
The exceptional Miami Film Festival has been around since 1984, and as part of its continuing growth, ten years ago they introduced The Gems Film Festival. It’s a second permanent festival to its annual activities, a four-day event to present the “jewels” of the fall season….. and as we studied this year’s program, we actually uncovered…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR a new biopic of one of France’s most iconic chanson singer/composers
A conventional biopic of the iconic Armenian French composer, singer, and entertainer Charles Aznavour from his humble beginnings to global fame in the 20th century, a man who remained true to himself against all odds. Written and directed by he team of Mehdi Idir and Grand Corps Malade, the film digs into the man…
