queertiques
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THE BIG JOHNSON :the wild life and bizarre death of LGBTQ Drag legend DEAN JOHNSON premieres at Slamdance
It may come as a shock to those who knew (and loved) the larger-than-life cross-dressing musician and NY nightlife star for the best part of three decades, DEAN JOHNSON was actually the son of a preacher man. Now, THE BIG JOHNSON tells the incredible story of this underground rock star and sex worker, AND…
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Queerguru reviews ENIGMA : the very different stories of trans pioneers APRIL ASHLEY + AMANDA LEAR
In 2012, a year after her death at the age of 86, Channel 4 (in the UK) screened a near-perfect documentary, The Extraordinary Live of April Ashley. Ms. Ashley was a charismatic trans pioneer who transformed herself from a working-class seaman to a glamorous model/society lady who tout London (especially the gay community)…
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Canadian TV series GET HOOKED from OUTtv ‘is not your dad’s fishing show
The byline for this new Canadian TV series GET HOOKED is ‘its not your dad’s fishing show‘ and it very bravely suggests that its for so many other people, even queer ones that are the ‘stars’ of the series. Each of the six episodes starts with the same introduction We are four best friends who…
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PLEASE HOLD : a Video by Alexandra Juhasz : how do mourning and memory change across time and tech for people with AIDS
This experimental video by Alexandra Juhasz does not make for easy viewing. Especially for those of us of a certain age who somehow survived the AIDS pandemic whilst our loved ones didnt. AIDS may have peaked some 30 years up until the arrival of protese inhibitors in 1996 which removed the automatic death sentence for…
