Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterQueer singer/songwriter ‘Orville Peck‘ is positioning himself as the Banksy of queer music. The Canadian who is never seen without his fringed Lone Ranger mask has just released his latest music video ‘Queen of the Rodeo’ to great acclaim … and more intrigue too. There have been educated guesses about his identity that he … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterAre you ready for yet another movie streaming platform? Before you say no (!) check this new one out. Its from OUTFEST, LA’s Queer Film Festival (founded back in 1980!) who claim it will be the first mission-driven LBGTQIA+ platform with films, series, live-streamed-events creator conversations and more We must admit they do have … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterIt’s often tough enough getting an LGBTQ feature film in front of the audience it truly deserves, but it is so much harder with a queer short film. With all the Film Festivals on a forced hiatus this year due to the lockdown, we applaud Miami’s OUTshine Fest for its online programing that on … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOUTstream Film Fest, which has labelled itself ‘the queerest fest on the net‘, is launching its inaugural festival in 2020 to kick-off Pride Month amid the COVID-19 crisis. The festival is a seven day virtual film festival featuring queer film, episodic, and short films from all over the world. Throughout the week, audiences will … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOverlooked is a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The New York Times. This month they adding the stories of important L.G.B.T. figures.: this a REPRINT of one of them ROBERTA COWELL At the height of Roberta Cowell’s celebrity status, in 1954, her face adorned the cover of … Continue reading