Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAt the end of the 1960’s the openly gay famed Italian opera and movie director Luchino Visconti was finally ready to film his take on Thomas Mann’ s novella Death In Venice. The story is of an elderly composer who travels to Venice for health reasons where he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the most important aspects of working towards both acceptance and equal nights for the transgender community is sheer visibility. As Vlada Knowlton’s excellent new documentary points out so much of the hatred and fear is based on ignorance of people who have yet to encounter or have an exchange with trans adult … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAfter North Dakota introduced the controversial technology known as fracking in 2008 it suddenly became the nation’s second-largest oil-producing State. So as the economic recession started to kick in really hard over the next few years, thousands of unemployed men unable to find work in their part of the country flocked to the new oilfields … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt was always a sure bet that sooner or later the whole world would be aware of an extraordinary Irish drag queen called Panti Bliss, but it was her appearance on the stage of Dublin’s Abbey Theater delivering a ‘Noble Call’ on February 1st 2014 that instantly propelled her into the role of accidental activist and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWe all know that all Drag Queens would feel insulted if we ever called them quiet . We expect them to be loud in every sense of the word, and never hesitant to speak up. Marti Gould Cummings is one of them, but Cummings wnt so much further and used her talent to turn them … Continue reading
