Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesDavid France’s meticulously detailed account is how an angry and fiercely committed group of selfless people refused to lie down and play dead and by taking on both the pharmaceutical industry and Government institutions, they made a real difference and saved countless live. This is of course the story of the AIDS epidemic which … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGood news for fashion aficionados hot on the heals of the captivating doc on John Gallinao (see https://queerguru.com/high-and-low-john-galliano-the-tale-of-a-talented-and-tortured-genius/ ) comes news of two more movies of celebrity fashion designers . First is a new TV drama series from HULU is BECOMING KARL LAGERFELD the eccentric looking German designer who, amongst many things … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesGlen Milstead aka Divine was unquestionably John Water’s finest actor and muse. Not simply because of his talent that was as outsize as his physique, but because like Waters he was both totally fearless and dared to push the boundaries of bad taste as far as he possibly could. And he did it all in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesWhen the credits roll on respected Haitian filmmaker Raul Peck’s powerful new documentary you will notice that the screenwriter listed is in fact the late author and social critic James Baldwin himself. This memoir/semi-biography of this great African/American man of letters which links the ideas of three assassinated leaders uses only prose lifted directly … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn the heart of Chicago ‘s Humboldt Park, a predominantly Puerto Rican community there is an air of excitement at the small Vida/SIDA Office. They have just announced plans for the 3rd Annual Paseo Boricua Beauty Pageant which had been established initially as the Center Director considered the local transgender community as the most marginalized section … Continue reading