queertiques
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Marco : the tale of a queer Syrian refugee
Acclaimed writer Saleem Haddad’s first foray into filmmaking MARCO is a heartbreaking tale about the plight of a undocumented Syrian LGBTQ refugee in London who becomes a sex worker simply so he can afford to eat. After a long arduous journey by way of Turkey and the Refugee Camp in Calais to being a…
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Equation to an Unknown : a 1980 masterpiece of French queer porn lovingly restored
Queer US film distributor ALTERED INNOCENCE was founded in 2015 and is dedicated to releasing LGBTQ & Coming-of-Age films with an artistic edge. With increasing censorship brought about by powerfully biased homophobic Social Media, there are less opportunities for alternative filmmakers to get their art in front of the audiences they so deserve. One…
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Dominant Chord : a choice between being gay or being a star
One of the last few remaining bastions of homophobia appears to be country music. The few brave souls that find the courage to stick their heads above the parapet take every possibility of just been shot out of the water as they watch their careers either subside or even totally disappear. Take the case…
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“We’re Here’ says Bob The Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley
Press play before you start reading HBO have finally thrown their hat into the ring and jumped on the Drag Queen bandwagon with a new reality TV Show of their own. ‘We’re Here’ has just reached our screens a week after TLC had launched Dragnificent! their own makeover reality show with drag queens whizzing…
