Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesqueerguru is always something in awe of trans activist & filmmaker Jake Graf and his powerful body of work that continues to offer insights into the daily challenges of being trans. He is also someone who are we honored to be able to call our friend. This new short film Headspace that he wrote and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOne of the high points of this documentary on the comedian Julia Scotti’s ‘journey’ is when she has just had a very successful appearance on America’s Got Talent TV Show. Howie Mandel, one of the judges summed her up perfectly when he screamed out enthusiastically ‘You Are A Joy’. This new documentary, the directing … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJust Gender from writer/director George Zuber must easily qualify as the most successful documentary on explaining the whole transgender spectrum in a language that perfectly articulates the phenomena, and in such a manner that enlightens and educates us all. The first surprising discovery is the very fact that Zuber made this in 2013 and although … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesTo us non-residents of Harlem the fact that 25 years after Jenni Livingston’s seminal documentary Paris Is Burning, ‘voguing’ is very much alive in the dance clubs and community spaces in this corner of New York is quite a shock. In fact it’s been re-shaped and re-invented to bring it more in line with the needs and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesChris Beck was a typical American jock. An all-round sportsman and a brilliant student who always got A grades in school. In 1990 he was one of the few applicants who was selected to join the SEALS the US Navy’s elite Special Operations and in the next 20 years he did 13 overseas tours and … Continue reading