documentary
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THE BIG JOHNSON :the wild life and bizarre death of LGBTQ Drag legend DEAN JOHNSON premieres at Slamdance
It may come as a shock to those who knew (and loved) the larger-than-life cross-dressing musician and NY nightlife star for the best part of three decades, DEAN JOHNSON was actually the son of a preacher man. Now, THE BIG JOHNSON tells the incredible story of this underground rock star and sex worker, AND…
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Queerguru reviews ENIGMA : the very different stories of trans pioneers APRIL ASHLEY + AMANDA LEAR
In 2012, a year after her death at the age of 86, Channel 4 (in the UK) screened a near-perfect documentary, The Extraordinary Live of April Ashley. Ms. Ashley was a charismatic trans pioneer who transformed herself from a working-class seaman to a glamorous model/society lady who tout London (especially the gay community)…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY : how Chase Strangio is leading the fight against trans bans
Since the hate-spewing Trump was returned to the White House to begin his vicious campaign of revenge and retribution, the silence from the Democrats and the opposition has been deafening. It’s as if they all gave up collectively and rolled over to play dead. Thus, watching Sam Feder‘s excellent doc HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY at its…
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Pee-wee as Himself : a new tell-all documentary that premiered at Sundance and will remind you why we loved him so much
For gay men of a certain age Pee Wee Herman was an iconic queer character who brought such sheer joy and energy into our lives with his madcap comedy which was the perfect escapism we all needed at the time. Now in this new highly anticipated documentary from Matt Wolf that just had its…
