Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEven though he led a very closeted life, Ernst Ostertag went out in public to a gay Ball held by The Circle Magazine and met and fell in love with Robi Rapp, a drag act who was performing there that night, who would later become his life partner. The year was 1956, and the city was … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesI could never ever be a Psychotherapist. It’s not just because I have no patience, but the fact I just completely loathe whiners. It’s also the reason why I was so irritated by this new wee film that is currently doing the Festival circuit. Don’t be fooled by the title, it is not funny in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesKeegan Dark has hyperthymesia which means he has visions of his extremely detailed autobiographical memory. The trouble is that both the visions and his memory are more than a tad fuzzy so it takes us some time to work out what they all can possibly mean. In fact its a good 30 minutes into this … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesLate into the night he is Danger Dave, but when this chatty highly-opinionated dj turns off the mike after his gay radio show in Buffalo NY is over, he reverts back into shy Dave who is someone who has a hard time accepting himself let alone interacting with others. When the movie opens his show … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJohn Wojtowicz was a loud potty-mouthed self-absorbed oddball whose ill-conceived bungled bank robbery brought him an infamy that he clung to desperately for the rest of his life. He was a brash Brooklynite, who fresh out of the army at the age of 22, married the first girl he set his eyes on. Before the … Continue reading