2023
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Revisiting JULIAN AND SANDY the original gay genius icons of camp humor
To every British gay man of ‘a certain age’ Julian and Sandy were the very first gay icons that were worshipped even though their fame in 1965 – 1968 was a whole year before homosexuality was legalized. They were characters in the BBC radio comedy program Round the Horne that were beamed into all our homes…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorga reviews SINGLE, OUT a whimsical queer Australian TV rom-com now out on DVD
This whimsical queer Australian TV Series set in Melbourne, Alberta tells about the life and loves of teenager Adam (Will Hutchins) while he explores a new world accepting himself as gay and coming out to his immediate family. Series 1 consists of 6 twenty-minute episodes. A well-ensembled cast of handsome diverse young men…
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Married filmmakers Andy & Danny Valentine talk about THE MATTACHINE FAMILY a story about gay parenting
Danny Valentine and his husband Andy talked to Queerguru about their exceptional new movie THE MATTACHINE FAMILY. Named after the very first gay rights group, the film is based on their own experiences as a couple planning parenthood. Given the current contentious political climate, this story that explores contemporary queer parenting is both…
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The trailblazing pioneering lesbian activist and filmmaker LILLI VINCENZ has died aged 85
Lilli Vincenz the German-born American trailblazing lesbian activist, filmmaker, and psychotherapist devoted to L.G.B.T.Q. issues has died aged 86. Vincenz was the first lesbian member of the Mattachine Society and served as the editor of the organization’s newsletter and then in 1969 along with Nancy Tucker created the independent newspaper, the Gay Blade, which later became…
