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‘Queerguru reviews ‘AMMA’S PRIDE the story of the unwavering support of an Indian woman for her trans daughter
The derogatory term ‘third world country‘ is thankfully no longer in use, and has been replaced by modern classifications like “developing” or “lower middle-income” country, which India is. Its economic growth has led to it being classified as a major developing economy with a large overall GDP, though it still faces challenges like lower per…
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Queerguru revists OLIVIA a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry that has been called a “landmark of lesbian representation’
TURN BACK TIME : Queerguru revisits OLIVIA (also known as The Pit of Loneliness) a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry, and based on the 1950 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Dorothy Bussy. It has been called a “landmark of lesbian representation. Late nineteenth century in a finishing school for young girls near in France, the principal,…
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Its ‘Goodbye’ to ANDREW CHRISTIAN who made us all feel so much more sexy for the past 20 years
In the 20+ years since Latin designer Andrew Christian started his eponymous underwear, which made a lot of gay men (out on dates) very happy, and the designer impressively wealthy. Now at the ripe old age of 39, Christain has announced he is shutting down the brand, and also selling off his two very impressive…
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Portraits, protest, pride: photography and queerness – Sunil Gupta in conversation with Ghislain Pascal
London’s National Portrait Gallery is hosting a discussion of queerness in photography. And as we have come to expect from what is arguably the first national public gallery in the world that’s dedicated to portraits, it is doing is some style. Taking part will be Sunil Gupta, the judge of this year’s Taylor Wessing Photographic…
