Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques“A Peloton of One” is a new documentary about surviving and healing from childhood sexual abuse, and it is both powerfully moving and enraging. The film centers on a heterosexual male survivor, Dave Ohlmuller, who was abused at age twelve by a priest at his family’s church. Dave is resistant to psychotherapy but has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques“Anais in Love” is a delightful new French rom-com, written and directed by a woman (Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet), which premiered at Cannes in 2021. The film does take a bit of patience. Not because its pace is slow (au contraire), but because its pace is fast. Anais (Anaïs Demoustier) is a 30-year-old who literally does … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you have ever teared up at the PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) contingent at a Pride march, bring out the handkerchiefs for this film. The Mama Bears are moms from a background of fundamentalist, conservative Christianity who face the dilemma of reconciling their profoundly anti-LGBT belief systems and communities with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDebra Chasnoff codirected “It’s Elementary: Talking about Gay Issues in School.” Released in 1996, it remains the most highly regarded film and teaching tool available to promote acceptance among young children and provide them with accurate, age-appropriate information about sexual identity issues. Today, 26 years later, the issue couldn’t be more of a hot … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesCall this # and ask for Jane: “The Janes” is the documentary on women’s reproductive rights that we need right now. It tells the story of the underground network of women in Chicago who risked serious jail time in the early 70’s to help women obtain safe abortions when the procedure was illegal, and … Continue reading