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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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Annapurna Sriram talks about her deliciously funny film FKTOYS
Most filmmakers that we are fortunate to meet have a passion for their art, but Annapurna Sriram also possesses an infectious charm and sense of humor that makes us never quite sure what is fact, or a product of her vivid (and sometimes dirty?) imagination. She was at the Provincetown Film Festival to screen FUCKTOYS…
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Intersex Award-Winning filmmaker and activist RIVER GALLO talks about their groundbreaking movie PONYBOI
When we met filmmaker and activist RIVER GALLO at the Provincetown Film Festival, he was just picking up his 2nd NEW WAVE AWARD (the first one was from GLAAD) after screening his groundbreaking film PONYBOI, which Gallo had written, produced, and starred in. The thoroughly entertaining film is making such a significant contribution to the…
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The Annual House of Rooted Theater Festival : for One-Night-Only
Who knew that there is a legendary BILLIE HOLIDAY THEATRE in Brooklyn…(well, we didn’t until now). Its where Black Queer Theater is about to take Center Stage for the 2nd Annual House of Rooted Theater Festival. Its a dynamic celebration of queer artistry in the performing arts which this year features a vibrant lineup of…
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The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939 @ Wrightwood 659, Chicago
If you share QUEERGURU;s passion for queer history then in the next month you really should make tracks to WRIGHTWOOD 659 in Chicago to see their exhibit The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939. It examines for the first time the fascinating history of how homosexuals were cleaved from the rest of…
