queertiques
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The Arranged Gay Marriage Scam
Any scam that takes advantage of people’s hopes and aspirations are completely unforgivable but here at Queerguru what we particularly find callous and unacceptable are when they are aimed at the LGBTQ community. Queer British/Asian journalist Reeta Loi was ostracized by her family when she ‘came out’ to them. She claims it also robbed her…
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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…
