FROLIC WEEKEND in Provincetown for Queer Men of Color

  There is never a dull moment for Provincetown, the gay mecca on the tip of Cape Cod, especially this coming week.  The 25th Edition of the annual star-studded Provincetown Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday (check here for Queersguru’s pick of the best queer movies)  Then on the next day (Thursday, June 15th) we … Continue reading

From 1999 : DISCO HEAVEN : Holly Johnson’s tribute to all his friends he lost to AIDS

    Back in 1999 Frankie Goes To Hollywood singer Holly Johnson released DISCO HEAVEN a heartfelt tribute to all the friends he had lost to AIDS. At the time Johnson told The Guardian It’s a song about remembering in a positive way your friends that aren’t here any more. You know they’re all there … Continue reading

From Baghdad to The Bay

It takes a big set of balls to be a part of the US Army’s operation in Iraq when you are both an Iraqi and a gay man. Ghazwan Alsharif definitely has them, as after serving as a Translator with the Armed Forces for a long time, just two days after Saddam Hussein was captured, … Continue reading

From Catherine the Nobody to Catherine the Great

The Australian TV & Film writer Tony McNamara seems to be developing a passion for writing about Mad Monarchs.  He co-wrote the screenplay of The Favourite with Olivia Colman picking up a  Best Actress Oscar for playing crazy Queen Anne.  McNamara was nominated for both an Oscar and Golden Golden Globe for his troubles. Now he … Continue reading

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY: SUNIL GUPTA, A RETROSPECTIVE 

    “From Here to Eternity” marks the first major retrospective of UK based Canadian/Indian leading queer photographer, Sunil Gupta . Spanning five decades, this stunning and important new exhibition will bring together all the key series from his pioneering photographic practice for the first time, as well as presenting never-before exhibited works.   Born in … Continue reading

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