Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesI always thought that even if I had the talent (and I don’t) that I could never ever be an actor . Mainly because every single time you audition for a job you face the uncomfortable reality of rejection. The more you try, the more potential rejections. Now after seeing actor Ryan Spahn’s new … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNovember 8th is a red letter day in San Francisco as it marks the opening of The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF), the world’s longest-running transgender film festival. Since 1977 when the Fest was founded by Christopher Lee and Alex Austin, it has been screening films that promote the visibility of transgender and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesClutching a newly won Italian Golden Globe comes an insightful teen drama that adroitly tackles a whole slew of issues such as homophobia, bullying and date-rape sex. Despite the serious nature of it’s subject matter, the movie opens on a very sunny note infusing such warmth and humor throughout that doesn’t prepare one at all … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt seems like so many countries have undergone a dark period in their history when they undertook merciless witch-hunts against the LGBTQ population. In the US it started in 1953 under Eisenhower, and what became known as The Lavendar Scare lasted some four decades. In that period thousands of people lost their livelihoods and … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOrpheus’ Song is a deceptive movie. It borrows from buddy movies, porn scenarios and classical myth to create a movie that gently simmers in a touch of magic. Philipp (Sascha Weingarten) and Enis (Julien Lickert) are work out buddies in Berlin. That oddly fraternal situation where it’s OK to focus on each other’s narcissism and … Continue reading