Since we started QUEERGURU in 2015 there has been a very significant increase in the number of films made about the transgender/gender-queer community. They are not only very informative and entertaining but each of them makes their own significant contribution to the continuing dialogue about LGBTQ communities as a whole. We need these … Continue reading
Queer lives and religion are not always happy bed-fellows and we don’t often hear about religious queer people. A new seven-part documentary web series, The Holy Closet, seeks to address that. Director Moran Nakar follows seven different religious queer Jewish households, examining their loves, lives, hopes and dreams as they navigate a path through … Continue reading
Why it took Liam Campbell, Elska’s Editor-in-Chief so long to dedicate an issue of his photo-zine to one of Queerguru’s favorite UK cities, is a mystery to us. Edinburgh may technically be the capital city of Scotland, but its heart is Glasgow. This vibrant, passionate city has such a warm embracing culture that … Continue reading
During this past year, it seemed at times that LGBTQ+ Rights around the globe were regressing, particularly with right-wing rampantly homophobic US politicians targeting our community. We were therefore quite shocked to discover things were getting better, often in some unexpected countries. As of the end of 2023, gay sex is a criminal offense … Continue reading
Its hard to believe that they only made 12 episodes of the British 1970s award-winning TV series FAWLTY TOWERS, yet its popularity has never waned. Its three central characters Basil Fawlty (John Cleese) the tense, rude, and put-upon proprietor of this small fictional Hotel on the coast of the UK, his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella … Continue reading