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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews BRIGITTE’S PLANET B about a pioneering Colombian transgender ecologist
This documentary, written and directed by Santiago Posada, relates to the life and work of trans woman Brigitte Baptiste. A visually stunning film, its introduction featuring jellyfish and mushrooms among other specimens alternates with a conversation that addresses the dual concept of nature: as a natural environment and/or as a genuine attitude. Is simulation natural?…
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KUDOS to Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for introducing HOT TRANS MARDI GRAS
Queerguru has always been a big fan of the guys who run Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, but now we really LOVE them after we read their latest announcement. They are turning up the heat this February with HOT TRANS MARDI GRAS, placing trans and gender-diverse artists, performers, and communities at the centre of…
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Cinema of Disobedience : a program of radical queer cinema at Moviemento Kino Berlin
Cinema of Disobedience began at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. They met there as filmmakers and artists who, despite different backgrounds and practices, shared the same feeling. The film industry was reaching a breaking point. Markets were becoming unbearable, narrowing what could be made, shown, or even imagined. In that moment, they…
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Artist /activist MICHAEL TOWNSEND has such passion and sheer joy when he talks about the compelling story of SECRET MALL APARTMENT
Artist/activist MICHAEL TOWNSEND is from Providence, Rhode Island, and was developing his TAPE ART project when a major redevelopment in the city center was going to make him homeless. When the ginormous new Mall was being built, he thought he had spotted what seemed like an unused space behind the main construction. He and…
