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Queerguru’s David Allen reviews Caroline Litman’s memoir ‘HER NAME IS ALICE’ on how ‘the system failed’ her trans daughter
On the 26th May 2022, Caroline Litman received news that no parent should have to hear, news that would change everything: her youngest daughter had died by suicide. Alice was 20, and by that time had waited almost three years to get an appointment at a gender identity clinic. Caroline channelled her grief and wrote…
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Queerguru’s Jose Mayorgas reviews BRIGITTE’S PLANET B about a pioneering Colombian transgender ecologist
This documentary, written and directed by Santiago Posada, relates to the life and work of trans woman Brigitte Baptiste. A visually stunning film, its introduction featuring jellyfish and mushrooms among other specimens alternates with a conversation that addresses the dual concept of nature: as a natural environment and/or as a genuine attitude. Is simulation natural?…
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Japan National soccer Player Marumi Yamazaki, publicly came out as a Trans Man on New Year’s Day,
The fact that a very brave National soccer Player Marumi Yamazaki, who publicly came out as a Trans Man on New Year’s Day, is more significant than usual is that Japan, his home country, is the only G7 country that STILL DOESN”T RECOGNISE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. Yamazaki had won four senior caps for Japan,…
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Queerguru reviews PEPPERMINT : A Deeper Love : an affectionate profile of the iconic New York City trans drag performer
It’s almost impossible not to fall in love with iconic New York City trans drag performer Peppermint in this very affectionate warts-and-all documentary A DEEPER LOVE from filmmaker Oriel Pe’er This is not just her life story but a brilliant snapshot of the struggles oftrans visibility in the current moment. She’s been living in her Harlem apartment for the past…
