Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOver the past few years, Emmy Award-winning producer and director Jeffrey Schwarz has carved out quite a niche as the leading exponent of creating such excellent documentaries of leading queer icons. So far he has told us the stories of Vito Russo, Tab Hunter, Allen Carr, Jack Wrangler, and the fabulous Divine. However, this … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis new powerful I-D Video from director/producer Isolde Penwarden takes us inside the very unsettling situation of the LGBTQ community in Poland which over the past two years has seen its rights stripped away. In the east of the country, their very existence is outlawed with the creation of so many official LGBTQ-free zones. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNewFest Pride in NY is a 5-day festival event celebrating our community’s legacy and exciting contemporary stories! Featuring premiere screenings, conversations, and parties the Fest is a moment to gather and revel in our rich community’s past, present, and future. NewFest Pride kicks off June Ist with what has already become one of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOn November 4th 2008 the joyous news of Barack Obama’s historic victory being elected the 44th President of the US was tinged with great sadness for most gay men and women as on that same day as Californians, by a small majority, voted to overturn their State Supreme Court ruling that had permitted same sex … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt cannot be stressed enough the importance of the Stonewall Riots and the part they played in bringing homosexuality out of the dark and into society. Since then being accepted in all levels of the general population has gone a very long way, albeit the path seemed like a roller coaster ride at … Continue reading
