2020
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A 92 year old WW2 veteran/transgender widow denied her rights
Sometimes when we are arguing and fighting for the rights of our LGBTQ community, it’s good to sit back and think about some of the actual people that are affected so badly by all this discrimination. Robina Asti was a WWII veteran and pilot and a very high-powered businessman until 1976 when she transitioned. …
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QUEER FILMS @ PTown Film ReImagined Film Fest 2020
The latest Edition of the annual Provincetown Film Society & Festival has Re-Imagined itself in the midst of the Covid 19 Lockdown. Asides from two nights of screenings at Welfleet Drive-In Theater most of the program with screen VIRTUALLY ONLINE. Here is QUEERGURU’s take on the QUEER FILMS in the Program : Stage Mother The Movie, House of Cardin – Pierre…
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The Story Of The Castro makes for compelling viewing
This must-see documentary from 1997 was produced by San Francisco’ s KQED-TV as part of a series “Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco”. It’s a fascinating investigation on how The Castro became the gay holy grail. The area was originally known as the Eureka Valley when it was full of dairy farms until…
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Vogue 4 #BlackLivesMatter
On May 31, New York City-based choreographer Kemar Jewel attended a Black Lives Matter protest where the police tear gassed protesters. As him was leaving the march, one white cop told him to “Move!” and then pushed him to the ground. Jewel used his angry after experiencing police brutality firsthand to make a dance…
