2025
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Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews “HELEN AND THE BEAR” a true and remarkably uncoventional queer love story
Helen and the Bear is unique among the films I generally review for Queerguru.com. Initially, I was put off watching a woman of my generation (who reads dykier than I do!) married and devoted to a big burly man. However, as the story deepened, so did my respect and feelings for it. Such is art.…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews “How To LIve ” a thought-provoking new documentary on Nairobi’s vibrant ballroom, drag and queer cabaret scene.
Queer life in Kenya doesn’t get much attention, but How to Live, film-maker Njoroge Muthoni’s thought-provoking new documentary on Nairobi’s vibrant ballroom, drag and queer cabaret scene, may change that. The film’s world premiere is at this month’s BFI Flare Film Festival in London. Muthoni follows a large group of Nairobi’s queer performers, entertainers…
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Can History Repeat Itself? We Boycotted bigoted COORS once and WON! However the fight for DEI is much bigger.
Can history repeat itself? In the 1970s, an unshakeable alliance of gay activists and labor unions took on Molson Coors in what became known as the Coors Beer Boycott, and we WON! It was a counter-offensive of the people against Reagan’s anti-labor offensive — one of the most widespread and militant labor struggles in decades.…
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‘Overcompensating’ : a semi-autoboigraphical comedy series from Benito Skinner about struggling with his sexuality in high school
The gay American comedian and actor Benito Skinner aka Benny Drama is making his TV debut with the semi-autobiographical comedy series “Overcompensating. based on his experiences as a high school jock “struggling with his sexuality” which he also wrote and serves as Executive producer. He plays Benny a closeted former football player, and Idaho homecoming king,…
