Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJehri Jones is a most remarkably resilient women. The outwardly cheery disposition of this 74 year-old-transgender Mississippi native is because she is quick to dismiss the struggle of her journey to establish and accept her own identity which didn’t start until she was in her 40’s, and was not completed until she could finally afford the gender … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTuesday 20 September at 9/8c sees the premiere of a brand new TV series on the Oxygen channel in the U.S. Strut is a reality show all about Slay Model Management in Los Angeles which is the world’s first exclusively trans modeling agency . The program has been executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg who told … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAny documentary that makes a contribution to the continuing transgender dialogue is important, but when it is as poignant and compelling as ‘Real Boy’, then it can play a significant role in nurturing more understanding and acceptance both within the community and society at large. Queer filmmaker Shaleece Haas subject is a disarmingly charming young teenage musician … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiques‘From This Day Forward’ is a new very personal documentary that adds yet another dimension to the whole transgender dialogue. Filmmaker Sharon Shattock’s very compelling movie is about her own father who began transitioning when she was still in grade school. The news absolutely horrified her and her younger sister, and she all but rejected … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Lauren Craig went shopping for shoes for an important job interview she couldn’t find a single pair that she liked. She wasn’t being difficult it was just that the dress shoes that she wanted were, according to society, men’s dress shoes. So after desperately searching the Mall for hours to find a pair in her … Continue reading
