Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterLast night in the UK, BBC TV aired a new documentary titled Tom Daley: Illegal to be Me, following Tom campaigning for the Commonwealth Games to be more LGBTQ+ friendly, In the film, he says he wants any country with anti-LGBT laws banned from hosting the games, the Olympic diver travels to Pakistan and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn the 1980s and 90s, as a new and apparently unstoppable disease ravaged the gay community, volunteers began to record for posterity interviews with the men infected with what would eventually be identified as the HIV virus, and with their friends. The tapes are now archived at the British Library and have never been broadcast … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAny new series from the UK”s august BBC Studios always deserves our attention, particularly this one snapped up by Crackle PIus a free streaming platform in the US. A LIFE IN 10 PICTURES is a six-part series that unlocks the stories of extraordinary people, whose images are known around the world, with just a handful … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIn case you missed it (shame) here is BBC TV”s BIg New Years & Years Eve Party which could not have been any gayer. It was headlined by Years & Years star Olly Alexander who made such a big splash in the hit tv series It’s a Sin. Years & Years were joined by … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesYou don’t have to be British (or queer) to appreciate that 88-year-old actress Joan Collins really is a national treasure. Made a Dame by HM The Queen, she has always been the nearest thing that we Brits ever had to old-style Holywood Glamour. Her rollercoaster personal life took her through her marriages, and affairs … Continue reading
