Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIs there such a thing as a “gay voice”? Why do some people “sound gay” but not others? Why are gay voices a mainstay of pop culture—but also a trigger for anti-gay harassment? You have probably asked yourself some of these questions in the past but journalist David Thorpe finding himself single again in his … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIf you are unfamiliar with the alternative drag scene in London’s vibrant East End, then discovering the extraordinary performance artist Jonny Woo who had been the ringmaster of it all for the past decade, is quite an eyeopener. Although I should add quickly, one of the very best kind. In this new documentary from first … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterActor Wilson Cruz (whose breakthrough role was as Rickie the gay teenager in the cult classic TV show ‘My So-Called Life’) is stepping behind the camera for once and is the Executive Producer of a new documentary currently being planned called ‘Playing Gay: How America Came Out on Television’. Written and directed by activist and talk show … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIn China the word ‘Sheng nu’ means ‘leftover women’ and is a derogatory term made popular by the All-China Women’s Federation that classifies women who remain unmarried after they are 28 years old. It’s part of the pressure that their society place on women to conform and accept that marriage is the only goal they … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGillian Armstrong’s captivating documentary on three-time Academy Award Winning Costume Designer the larger than life Orry-Kelly starts out with a rather wonderful statement ‘He called himself a hem stitcher, yet he really was a Hollywood Star. In the country he’s come from, that’s bloody amazing, but no-one has ever heard of him’. The country it … Continue reading
