documentary
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Queerguru’s David Allen reviews BERNSTEIN’S WALL the story of the music Maestro
I was introduced to Leonard Bernstein’s work in my mid-20’s (a while ago now) when a friend gave me an ‘Essential Bernstein’ CD; I’d only ever seen snippets of ‘West Side Story’ up to that point. It was a CD I listened to often at the time and continue to now when the mood takes…
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Queerguru reviews ‘WHAT WILL I BECOME?’ a compelling doc that highlights the support that trans kids deserve/need
This very compelling documentary from two young filmmakers Lexie Bean and Logan Rozos unwittingly serves as a powerful wake-up call, particularly for gay men (like this writer) who think they are totally in sync with all sectors of the queer community’s lexicon. Before it starts telling the life stories of two young trans men who…
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Queerguru reviews the World PremIere of OUT LAWS : the struggle for queer rights in ex Brit Empire
As a Brit gay man, there is always a sense of disgust and despair when you are once again reminded of all the strife and inhumanity our ancestors caused around by enforcing their own misguided sense of morality. This new documentary reminds us yet once again that there are some 64 countries where it is…
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To mark the forthcoming 10th Anniversary of the ‘PULSE MASSACRE’ Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews GAYS AGAINST GUNS
Who are Gays Against Guns? Set up in the aftermath of the 2016 Pulse shootings in Orlando, when 49 queer nightclubbers were slaughtered, GAG has become a prominent organisation in the struggle to introduce stricter gun control laws in the United States. Young LGBTQ+ people see gay clubs as sanctuaries and the bloody attack at…
