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MAINSTREAM : Queer Stories That Have To Be Told
If you sit anywhere on the queer spectrum then you’ll know how very important it is that we write our own stories. Failing that we need to encourage and support others that do it on our behalf. That’s where Inkandescent comes into it. The brainchild of East London queer couple writer/publisher Justin David and writer/editor…
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LUZ : can a queer prison romance last?
Portland based filmmaker Jon Garcia has followed up his highly successful Falls Trilogy of movies with yet another exceptional queer love story . This time however he has moved on from Mormons to Mexican Mafia. It’s the story of Ruben (Ernesto Reyes)has a job driving for his Mafiosa cousin Julio (Rega Lupo) taking his…
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The Goddess of Fortune : the latest excellent gay dramedy from Ferzan Özpetek
If Ferzan Özpetek is not Queerguru’s favorite queer Italian filmmaker, then he is definitely near the top of our list. This Turkish born Italian captured our attention with Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Baths) in 1997. He then when on to capture our hearts with his multi-award winning The Ignorant Fairies (released in the US/UK…
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Slava Mogutin : POLAROID RAGE and BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL
If you are anywhere near Stuttgart , Germany in the near future than make tracks to Galerie Kernweine. They are currently presenting POLAROID RAGE and BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL a brand new show by the New York-based Russian-American artist Slava Mogutin. POLAROID RAGE contains work shot over the past two years abd features portraits and…
