Tag: mexico
Queerguru looks around the world to see how LGBTQ+ Rights are faring now
Queerguru takes a quick look around the world right now to see how LGBTQ+rights are faring in this exceptionally peculiar political climate. Some days it seems like the gains we have made over the years in our struggle for equality will be taken away from us again. On the other hand, our community…
Define Gender: Muxes : a portrait of Mexico’s third sex
In 2016 Los Angeles-based director Ivan Olita traveled to the town of Juchitán in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore the world of the muxes, who are considered the country’s third gender—individuals who were assigned male at birth but live their lives as women. The residents of the area proudly retain its ancient pre-colonial…
Those Peculiar Days : which never always work out as you wish
Queer Mexican filmmaker Churcho E. Quintero follows up his intriguing sleeper hit Velociraptor with this new tale of group of adolescents who use a weekend away in the countryside to explore their sexuality and test their relationships. It’s just after High School Graduation and Isobel (Sofia Sylwin) wants to take a trip was from…