Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterComing hot on the heels of James Gavin’s best-selling GEORGE MICHEAL: A LIFE considered the definite biography of the gifted tortured iconic singer, comes a new Channel 4 TV series GEORGE MICHAEL: OUTED. This new documentary from Michael Ogden (The Nilsen Files on the British serial killer of young men) lays bare the grim … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOnly 6 days ago The Guardian newspaper ran a story about the death of Hamed Sabouri a gay Afghan. According to his family and partner, he was detained at a checkpoint in the city in August, tortured for three days, and then shot. The abduction, torture, and murder of this gay aspiring medical student, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis very affectionate profile on the actress/model April Ashley is long overdue as is evident in how her star quality simply shines through so bright on the screen.. April’s complicated roller-coaster life would have defeated any lesser person but since she somehow survived being born into a poor working-class Catholic family in 1935 in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere couldn’t be better timing for this documentary. Not because it’s being released over Pride weekend in London but because it reminds everyone, as Channel 4 TV faces privatization, that powerful, passionate work is driven by purpose, not profit. If that sounds a bit whole grain for your gluten-free palate don’t worry, it’s also … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesQueerguru always keeps a very close eye on Brit TV as that is often where the very best new queer programs first appear. …..such as Queer as Folk and Its a Sin. And now there’s BIG BOYS from Channel 4: a funny and beautiful new comedy about losing one’s virginity which judging by … Continue reading
