drama
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of CACTUS PEAR : a heartfelt journey of discovery in rural India
At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire was the largest in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. At its peak, they held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah raved about BORN FOR YOU a brilliant drama about how Italian authorities will stop at nothing to prevent gay men becoming parents
Queer human rights remain a hot potato in most countries, including countries we’d expect to know better. Italy, for example, has a mixed record in this area. Same sex sexual activity has been legal in Italy since 1890, and Italy was one of the very few European nations to have an equal age for…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews GANYMEDE : an intense, well-paced, unpredictable queer drama with a serious message
Every year nearly 2 million young LGBTQ+ people in the USA seriously consider suicide, the likelihood of a suicide attempt increasing 8-fold if conversion therapy has been attempted on the youth. Over 700,000 people in the USA have been subject to conversion therapy. These shocking statistics were part of the inspiration, along with the…
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Queerguru’s Janet Prolman reviews ALL SHALL BE WELL a new very moving lesbian drama from Ray Yeung
“All Shall Be Well “is a new lesbian drama from Hong Kong director Ray Yeung that is moving and beautifully made. It opens with a scene from the everyday life of two women, shopping at street markets and then unloading the food at home. We intuit that they might be lovers, especially as…
