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Queerguru reviews the uplifting tale of THE DREAMLIFE OF GEORGIE STONE
The vast majority of films with transgender storylines that we get to view are remarkable for their sheer bravado and how they each make such a significant contribution to the continuing dialogue about the transgender community. Dreamlife however went much further and completely blew us out of the water Australian Georgie Stone is such…
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Queerguru’s José Mayorga reviews Blessed Boys aka La santa piccola
The fictional movie also known as The Miracle Child, takes place in Rione Sanitá district, Naples, Italy. Lino (Francesco Pelegrino) is a delivery boy, and Mario (Vincenzo Antonucci) is a motorcycle mechanic, both are young, handsome, very close friends, play soccer, and are looking for new experiences to escape the monotony of their daily lives. …
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Define Gender: Muxes : a portrait of Mexico’s third sex
In 2016 Los Angeles-based director Ivan Olita traveled to the town of Juchitán in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore the world of the muxes, who are considered the country’s third gender—individuals who were assigned male at birth but live their lives as women. The residents of the area proudly retain its ancient pre-colonial…
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Maureen Duffy on the legendary lesbian GATEWAYS CLUB
The new Queer Britain Museum, the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK will be screening a dramatic short that will be a must-see for anyone intrigued with the history of the lesbian community Back in 1966, homosexuality between men is still criminalized. Women didn’t fare any better. A woman who was exposed as…
