Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe 38th Edition of the annual BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is just about to kick-off at Southbank. It’s one of QUEERGURU’S favorite queer film fests …… not just because it is the biggest in Europe but also because it’s in one of QUEERGURU’s global home bases. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic programme … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesHandsome, Brooklyn-born-and-bred, Quique (Dennis Garcia) runs a local barber’s shop, Fade to Famous, with his cousin Rafa (Pierre Jean Gonzalez). They are ingrained into their local Puerto Rican community, a community as nourishing as it is stifling. It’s a very traditional, macho world and this is an issue for Quique who is secretly gay and has … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen Queerguru interviewed out and proud queer Iraqi drag queen/activist/writer/actor/journalist Amrou Al-Kahdi in 2017 it was obvious to us that our paths would cross again. Based in London at the time they were known as Glamrou and the founder and star of Denim the drag superstar group, and managed to make short films … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEverybody’s favorite out-gay actress Kristen Stewart won over our hearts …… and nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Critics Pick Award for her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in Pablo Larraín‘s biopic Spencer. Two years later she is back in a totally different role in the sexy and dark lesbian … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesFerzan Özpetek’s feature film Hamam aka [Steam: The Turkish Bath] in 1997 is one of those movie-making debuts that stick in your memory. In it, Özpetek takes a mesmerizing look at how special places and people can transform other people. This romantic drama film is a haunting joy Since then this Italian/Turkish queer … Continue reading
