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Right To Try : the story of Jeffrey Drew who puts his life on the line in search of a cure for HIV
There was a time in 1996 when the LGBTQ community finally sighed with relief. Especially those amongst us who had been diagnosed HIV+. It was because of the discovery of protease inhibitors that could prevent viral replication by selectively binding to viral proteases (e.g. HIV-1 protease) and blocking proteolytic cleavage of protein precursors that are necessary for the…
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Goodbye Sir Antony Sher : legendary Shakespearean actor + out-proud gay man
So very sad to read of the death of Sir Antony Sher one of the greatest Shakespearean actors of his generation. Sher may have been born in South Africa to Lithuanian-Jewish parents but after he came to London to study drama at the age of 19 in 1968, the Brits claimed him as one…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews PAT ROCCO DARED incredible life story of one of Hollywood’s original boundary pushing gay pioneers.
In this colorful trip back in time, legendary queer filmmaker and trailblazing gay rights activist Pat Rocco shares his incredible life story as one of Hollywood’s original boundary-pushing pioneers. This really is a must-see film to fully understand the history of American queer culture and activism over the past 50 years. Rocco is the…
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Eyes of Paolo ….. seen through the eyes of Queerguru’s Richard Gilles
What is not to say about Paolo Calia’s enchanted, extraordinary life? Sardinia, Venice, Rome, Paris, Fellini, Duchamp, Cocteau: as a child, Paolo became an accomplished portraitist and throughout his various artistic phases – paintings, art happenings, film sets, interior designs, tableaux vivants – he has always managed to keep the innate dreamlike qualities of…
