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Filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim icon of the gay and lesbian movement in Germany dies aged 83
The word icon is probably too widely overused, especially in the LGBTQA+ community, but having said that, there can be no doubt that the late German queer filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim was one. Film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema and in over 50…
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Queerguru’s Robert Malcolm reviews THE BIG JOHNSON a charismatic queer/drag music icon like we’ve never seen before (or will again)
Dean Johnson was a charismatic celebrity and gay activist in the New York club scene of the eighties and nineties. Six foot six tall and with a shaved head, Dean appeared in drag as front man with two queer rock bands, The Weenies and The Velvet Mafia. His drag was unconventional. With his little black…
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Brokeback Mountain’s Heath Ledger : a star on the screen and the best queer ally in real life
When Ang’ Lee‘s BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN burst onto our screens 20 years ago it was a turning point for the advancement of queer cinema into the mainstream. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams and its plot depicts the complex romantic relationship between two American cowboys, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist, in the American West from 1963 to 1983.The…
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Queerguru’s Sandy MacLennan reviews The Biba Story, 1964-1975 Exploring how fashion phenomenon Biba blossomed to become the world’s first lifestyle label.
The BIBA Story, 1964-1975. The Fashion and Textiles Museum is a unique creative hub, museum and workshop space in London’s edgy Bermondsey. It’s also where the UK fashion doyenne Zandra Rhodes lives and works, overseeing a roster of exhibits that celebrate the craft, creativity and history of fashion and textiles. This year the museum has…
