Chicago
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Queerguru’s TOP LIST OF MUST SEE MOVIES @ REELING 2026 Chicago’s Queer Film Festival
Back in 1981 when the first Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival took place , all the films were shown in a 90-seat folding-chair screening room on West Hubbard Street, and was completely sold out. Fast forward to 2026, and the Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is the second longest-running film festival…
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For the 60th Edition of ELSKA, Editor in Chief Liam Campbell, went back to meet some gay men in Chicago his birthplace
It’s hard to believe that this is the 60th edition of ELSKA, our fav queer photo zine that we have followed since day one. We have always loved Creator/Editor Liam Campbell‘s concept in each month’s issue of featuring the local gay men from towns and cuties dotted all around the globe! Campbell now lives in…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, a compelling journey back to queer black 1980s Chicago.
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House traces the evolution of House music through the eyes of one of its creators, Chicago native Vince Lawrence, founder of Trax Records and creator of the first house track launched, Z Factor’s 1984 Fantasy. Director Elegance Bratton has created a gem of a music documentary. Part social history…
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Cameron Raasdal-Munro and Rikki Beadle-Blair talk about the American Premiere of their very gritty queer drama GANGSTA BABY
Excellent new queer theatre is alive and well, thanks to the likes of RIKKI BEADLE-BLAIR MBE, British actor, director, and playwright, who is also the artistic director of multi-media production company Team Angelica. Yet it is his role as a mentor where he nurtures the next generation of queer theatrical talent that he comes into…
