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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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PETER PARKER talks about MEN IN LONDON : two volumes of queer history
Peter Parker is a queer British biographer, historian, journalist and editor with quite a prolific output that includes the definitive biography of Christopher Isherwood. He has just completed a 6 year project of SOME MEN IN LONDON a two volume anthology of the history of the reality of gay men in London from…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raved about BORN FOR YOU a brilliant drama about how Italian authorities will stop at nothing to prevent gay men becoming parents
Queer human rights remain a hot potato in most countries, including countries we’d expect to know better. Italy, for example, has a mixed record in this area. Same sex sexual activity has been legal in Italy since 1890, and Italy was one of the very few European nations to have an equal age for…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews PET SHOP DAYS the directorial debut feature from Olmo Schnabel
New York’s life at night has attracted film-makers for ever, the endless opportunity for adventure in the Big Apple after dark makes for interesting story-telling. Pet Shop Days, the directorial debut feature from Olmo Schnabel, son of artist/film-maker Julian Schnabel, makes full use of this, a sexy, fast-paced queer urban escapade. Alejandro (Dario…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated new movie QUEER
In an alignment of the stars, director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash, Challengers) and Bond actor Daniel Craig have come together with Queer, the film adaptation of William Burroughs’ 1985 semi-autobiographical classic, Queer. Burroughs is widely considered one of the primary figures of the Beat Generation and a major…
