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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews RUNS IN THE FAMILY a queer comedy from South Africa by Ian Gabriel and his trans son Gabe
Thanks to Nelson Mandela, South Africa has one of the best constitutions and legal rights frameworks for queer people globally. A nation’s queer human rights usually affects the tone of the film-making in that country. For example, queer film-making out of Muslim countries often contains far more angst-ridden themes than films from more…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews ‘We All Lie My Darling’. facing discrimination, HIV, and love.
A based on true events story is set in Sydney. We follow Nick (Callum Needham) into the Stonewall Club after he has been expelled from his mother’s home because she learns he is gay and she doesn’t want to have him close to her. At the club, he finds his cousin and friends. He moves…
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Daniel Goldstein ‘The Marks We Leave Behind’ an Exhibit for World AIDS Day @ Wrightwood 659 Gallery
On December 1st the Wrightwood 659 Gallery in Chicago is commemorating WORLD AIDS DAY with a new exhibit ‘The Marks We Leave Behind.’ Its the iconic “Icarian Series” by San Francisco-based artist and HIV/AIDS activist Daniel Goldman and is a memorial in the form of a ghost. The abrasion, sweat, and heat of countless…
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Christmas Trees that will leave your neighbors feeling ‘green’ with envy
If you are one of those queens who must have the best Christmas tree every year ( and you know who you are) then look no further. Head off to Wyckoff’s Tree Farm in Belvidere, New Jersey (less than a two-hour drive from NYC) where there is not a single traditional green tree…
