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Naz & Matt Foundation and the fight against religious homophobia
Unassuming Matt Mahmood-Ogston is an unlikely LGBTQ hero, and even though he may deny it, he is exactly that. He turned the tragic death of his long-time fiance Dr Naz Mahmood into creating the Naz-Matt Foundation to stop religious homophobe. Three days after 34 year old Naz had told his Muslim parents he was…
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Halloween …because sometimes its scary being gay
Queerguru always thought that we queers loved Halloween because it was yet another holiday where we could dress up , and even crazier than ever. However we are told by our new friends at image+nation its also because sometimes it’s scary being queer.. They should know because as Canada’s first LGBTQ film festival…
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Netflix’s two major musicals : Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Prom
Netflix has not one, but two big musical films about to be released and vying for both our hearts, minds and Academy Awards too. The first one Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, an adaptation of August Wilson’s Tony Award Winning play about the Chicago blues titan. With Viola Davis giving a sublime performance in the…
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Helping Daddy celebrate his Anniversary
This heart-touching wee queer film is the work of 27 year old ex-model turned filmmaker Christian Coppola (a ‘distant’ member of THAT family). Shot over three days in NY’s Plaza Hotel, “DADDY” is the story of, an 80-year-old man who checks into the Plaza Hotel to celebrate his wedding anniversary. It’s the first time he…
