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24 year old Dolly shares her very real heartbreaking story of surviving as a lesbian in Egypt

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  When Dutch Jewish filmmaker Evelyn Markus introduced Queerguru (via Email) to Dolly a young woman in Egypt, who lives in a severely oppressive society as a lesbian and atheist, we immediately knew we wanted to share  her story. Her heartbreaking tale of trying simply to exist and being true to her self is incredibly … Continue reading



Phyllis Christopher : In Pictures: Lesbian Sex and Protest in 1990s San Francisco

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  Currently at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, in the NE corner of the UK is a stunning retrospective of the work of Phyllis Christopher. Titled CONTACTS it is an intimate glimpse at the lesbian community in San Francisco in the ‘90s  Phyllis Christopher is an American photojournalist living and working in Gateshead. … Continue reading



Anne Hathaway Goes Gay : starring in a EILEEN a new psychological thriller in movie theaters December 1st

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  You may not remember but also starring in the gay classic film Brokeback Mountain alongside  Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal was a young Anne Hathaway making her adult film debut.  Fast forward and after a Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she is about to star in a gay … Continue reading



BBC Scotland’s Clò Mòr  is the first Gaelic drama to feature a romantic same-sex storyline in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides,

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    The Spanish are streets ahead when it comes to producing culture in Catalan, the official regional language of Andorra, and the official language of two autonomous communities in eastern Spain (think queer TV series Merli).   Now it’s the Scots who are stepping up to the plate with a remarkable new drama produced in Gaelic … Continue reading




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