Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChris Moukarbel‘s film WIG about the revival of the icon NY drag festival was always going to be a flattering and affectionate profile as Neil Patrick Harris, and his husband David Burtka helped produce the film after they has partnered with Wigstock creator Lady Bunny to revive the event last year. Moukarbel used ample archival … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWilliam Yang is something of a Queer Icon in Australia’s art world. A third generation Chinese-Australian born in Brisbane in the 1940’s, who as soon as he was old enough he left the genteel quiet of Queensland to head to Sydney, the gay mecca of Australia. He not only developed a acute eye and remarkable … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJo and Carol are a totally charming middle-aged couple of lesbians who got it into their heads that they would like to be winemakers, and against all odds, and with a lot of very hard work and with great band of friends, they actually succeeded, even going on to win gold medals for their vintage. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe exceptionally talented queer artist David Wojanarowicz’s name may not easily trip off one’s tongue but at least now thanks to Chris McKim’s incisive documentary his place in the echelons of queer culture will finally be totally undisputed. Wojanarowicz died of AIDS in 1992 just 37 years old, but this new film makes us all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBrooke Guinan’s second-generation New York City firefighter father is a hero. He was one of the first responders who worked tirelessly at the site of the World Trade Center for weeks after 9/11. Brooke, a firefighter too, is also very much a heroine for a very different reason. She is the only openly-trans member of … Continue reading
