queertiques
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For They Know Not What They Do
Daniel Karslake’s powerful and disturbing documentary serves as a wake-up call for the parts of the LGBTQ community that may be getting complacent. At the very beginning of his film Karslake is eager to point out to us that the Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage was hardly the end of our fight for equal…
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Laurie Lee : London’s Bona Queen of Fabulosity in 1970’s & 80’s
When the late Laurie Lee was a Drag Queen in London in the 1970’s & 1980’s , life was much simpler. ‘Lol’ as he like to be called had done his National Service which was still compulsory in those days and he did a stint in the Merchant Navy where finding a ‘partner’ was…
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New French Shorts 2020 : with flashes of honesty, humour and a little horniness
A marvelously robust and compelling group of French shorts. They are all satisfyingly different filled with flashes of honesty, humour and a little horniness AHMED’S SONG (Le chant d’Ahmed) Director: Foued Mansour The low key charm is real as young Mike, a chancer…
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Cowboys : the unshakeable bond between a father and his transgender son
Writer/director Anna Kerrigan’s sophomore feature film COWBOYS had its Tribeca Premiere Online which is a sign of the times these days. Nevertheless this beautiful touching drama still shone through winning a Best Screenplay Award for Kerrigan and an equally well deserved Best Actor Award for Steve Zahn her leading man. Zahn plays Troy who’s…
