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Trans filmmaker T. Cooper talks about multi-award winning doc MAN MADE coming to VOD
Queerguru talks with Trans writer T Cooper whose first foray into filmmaking is MAN MADE the story of 5 FTM who take a variety of life paths toward stepping on stage at Trans FitCon, the only all-transgender bodybuilding competition in the world. It’s a powerful documentary, at times heartwrenching, but mainly an uplifting tale that makes such an…
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SIberia and Him : a love affair doomed from the start
There cannot possibly be a more desolate place to live on Earth than in the vast plains of Siberia where the sparsely populated people miserably eake out a living and simply pray that there is no return to war. When Sasha’s grandmother fails to answer her phone for days the family send him off…
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Queerguru’s Jonny Ward reviews Mission Creep @White Bear Theatre in London
Mission Creep ☆☆☆ The White Bear Theatre, London The exposition for Mission Creep, written by Bee Scott, is intriguing enough: Tess and Liam are determined to get off the planet at any cost. On paper, they’re the perfect applicants for Britain’s intergalactic relocation project: they’re young, fertile, and their queerplatonic relationship might even pass…
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Markie in Milwaukee : tale of re-transitioning back that makes for uncomfortable viewing
Filmmaker Matt Kliegman’s compelling debut documentary makes for very uncomfortable viewing especially for those of us who have difficulties with Christian doctrine. This is the story of 50-something-year-old conservative fundamental evangelist Mark Wentzel who transitioned into Markie Ann only to later transition back after God spoke with her. Mark is 7 ft and weighs…
