It is no secret that lesbian bars and spaces in the US are rapidly disappearing. Back in 2020, Queerguru ran a review of The Lesbian Bar Project about there only being 15 left (see https://queerguru.com/15-lesbian-bars-left-in-the-us-join-the-fight-back/). With the progress of LGBTQ rights, visibility and safe spaces, and social life considerably shifted over onto … Continue reading
Having their World Premieres at the 2024 edition of the Tribeca Film Festival are two movies about queer women you will not want to miss. First comes RIPE from directing duo Kerry Furrh and Olivia Mitchell, set in rural Spain, it follows a tumultuous summer romance between an American and a Catalan teen. … Continue reading
I know when you have been a part of the queer community for as many years as Queerguru’s Editor you should be no longer be so prone to surprises about the community. But this latest very pleasant shock is to discover that a new excellent documentary about gay bear men has been made … Continue reading
Having grown up in the UK many of the major cultural developments in the US simply passed me by unnoticed. Such as the major battle that took place in Michigan in 1963 that was destined to change the nation’s breakfast habits for ever. The country’s largest cereal producers KELLOGGS and POST were sworn rivals … Continue reading
Sir Ian McKellan (or Serena as Stephen Fry dubbed him) is unquestionably the greatest living queer actor. And one of the best and most successful activists the LGBTQ+ community has ever enjoyed. He may have been 47 years old when he ‘came out‘ publicly but what he has managed to squeeze into his … Continue reading