WWE star wrestler Fred Rosser caused quite a stir when he came out as gay in 2013, since then he has continued wrestling and also has become an activist, rolemodel and advocate non-profit BURN THE HATE for which he was given Miami’s OUTshine Film Festival VANGUARD AWARD and also the Keys To The City. He talked to QUEERGURU about all this …..and his live and hopes.
Queer filmmaker YEN TAN’s latest exceptional drama takes place in the early stages of the AIDS pandemic when so many gay men who had yet to come out to their families about their sexuality, were now faced with dealing with their HIV diagnosis alone. 1985 is one such story where a young Texan man goes home to visit with his family probably for the last time and then is destined to take his secret to the grave with him.
1985 was selected as the Closing Night Gala film at OUTshine, Miami’s LGBTQ Film Festival where it played to a sold-out crowd. Whilst Tan was in town, he talked with Roger Walker-Dack about the film, and why it is important that movies about AIDS are still made.
Kit Williamson and John Halbach the devilishly handsome and talented married couple were in Miami at OUTshine Film Festival to collect yet another Award (The Vanguard) to add to their vast collection for their critically acclaimed hit #LGBT web series EastSiders. So we seized the opportunity to chat with the charming duo whilst they were in town.
The 20th Anniversary of OUTshine Film Festival kicks off on April 20th. and queerguru has scoured the wonderfully eclectic program of queer cinema to give our list of TOP TEN MOVIES (not to be missed)