documentary
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Queerguru reviews Jeanie Finlay’s YOUR FAT FRIEND a compelling doc that will challenge so many long-held misapprehesions
Queerguru first came across Brit filmmaker Jeanie Finlay’ in 2015 when we were bowled over by her documentary Seashorse. Her sympatico telling of the story of Freddy McConnell, a determined Brit trans man who wanted to give birth was a remarkable testament of faith by McConnell in allowing the cameras to film every part…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews NARROW PATH TO HAPPINESS the quest to record the uplifting love story of an Hungarian Romani gay couple
Narrow Path to Happiness is an uplifting fly-on-the-wall documentary following passionate Hungarian ethnic Romani couple Gergo Gagyi and Lenard Varadi in their ambitious quest to document their lives and romance as a musical. Gergo and Lenard met whilst living in an extremely poor rural Hungarian Romani community. Homophobia is rife in the…
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Revisiting KINKY GERLINKY the most fabulous (and outrageous) LONDON Queer Club of the 90s
In the early ’90s in London, with both Blitz and Taboo now closed the queer club night to be seen at was Kinky Gerlinky. It initially began monthly first at Legends then at Cafe De Paris and it was where clubbing culture met outrageous fashion and ‘out there’ costumes. Whilst mainly a gay club…
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“Serving In Secret: Love, Country, And Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ” on MSNBC this Veterans Day
On Veteran’s Day, November 11th, we honor those who have served in the Armed Forces throughout history. It includes many LGBTQ+ Americans—despite the fact that our government spent a number of years trying to keep that a secret. When Bill Clinton was president in 1993 he signed the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT)…
