OUTshine
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Over 80% of the actors at the casting for Jayro Bustamante’s film TREMOR refused to play ‘gay’
When Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante‘s went to cast his sophomore film a drama about a married man who comes out as gay he was shocked to discover that over 80% of the actors at the casting would not play ‘gay’ . He needn’t have worried though as he chose the extremely talented actor JUAN PABLO OLYSLAGER whose finely…
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OUTshine Film Festival FL: 10 Movies that you Musn’t Miss
The 11th Edition of OUTShine Fort Lauderdale (the offspring of OUTShine Miami) kicks of its 10 day Festival on 10/10 with an eclectic & diverse program of films that cover most of the LGBTQ spectrum. The QUEERGURU team have been glued to the screen seeing almost all of the movies and here is our…
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Out gay wrestler FRED ROSSER talks about being honored for his advocacy
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…
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YEN TAN talks about his new AIDS drama 1985
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…
