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Kudos to J&B Whiskey for their excellent Trans Ad for Christmas
Kudos to Diageo-owned Spanish Scotch Whiskey brand, J B Whiskey’ for this heart-string-pulling Christmas story starring a grandfather and his family which shows acceptance across generations. JB worked with CElla Di Amore, a 26-year-old multidisciplinary trans artist to give voice and visibility to the trans community.
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Queerguru reviews Ferzan Özpetek’s NUOVO OLIMPO a passionate queer relationship spread over some 30 years as it struggles to fulfill its potential.
Ferzan Özpetek’s feature film Hamam aka [Steam: The Turkish Bath] in 1997 is one of those movie-making debuts that stick in your memory. In it, Özpetek takes a mesmerizing look at how special places and people can transform other people. This romantic drama film is a haunting joy Since then this Italian/Turkish queer…
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As Todd Haynes MAY/DECEMBER is released on Netflix, the Museum of Moving Image celebrates with a Retrospective of his movies
Award-winning filmmaker Todd Haynes …..he has won both the Queer Palm (‘Carol’) and The Teddy (‘Poison’) ….. is so busy spreading the gospel of Haynes On December 1st his latest movie the critically acclaimed MAY/DECEMBER will be streaming on Netflix. It’s an uncomfortable real-life melodrama about the scandal of a 36-year-old mother (Julianna Moore)…
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Instead of wrapping up in the cold right now, you could be stripping it all off in the sun in Key West.
If you are in Northern climes right now and having to wear excessive layers of clothing BUT still feeling cold, then maybe you should not read further because it may make your blood boil. It is the time of year when the winter edition of Bone Island, a male-oriented naturist gathering takes place in…
