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Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s 2nd Edition Shines
The Scottish Queer international Film Festival in Glasgow may be the new kid on the block as it is just about to have its Second Edition, but it does however have an eclectic schedule of edgy and idiosyncratic programming that would put some much more established queer festivals to shame. For four days starting Thursday…
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MiFo gets to Strike A (Fabulous) Pose
queerguru usually avoids Film Festival first nights as programmers often opt for some high-profile fluffy crowd-pleaser, so we were really thrilled to learn that MIFO’s Program Director Joe Bilancio has actually selected such a stunning movie for the Opening Gala of their Fort Lauderdale edition this October . In 1990, seven young male dancers…
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I Am The Ambassador
Rufus Gifford, the US Ambassador to Denmark, is one of 6 openly gay Ambassadors appointed by President Obama. The Diplomatic Service has come along way since 1997, when the first gay U.S. ambassador, James Hormel, was nominated, and many senators opposed him because of his sexuality. Gifford was awarded his position after serving as Finance Director for…
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P.Town loses an Icon, and a Friend
Even here in P City (Paris) word has filtered through that the lights are less bright back in P Town with the passing of (John) Michael Grey one half of the iconic Hat Sisters. Michael and his husband Tim’s ‘art’ was always full of the joie de vivre and totally captured the true spirit…
