Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s literally impossible to make any record of the political shenanigans of the last 4 years of the Trump White House without depressing the hell out of all of us. With a spirited but ineffective Democratic Party in opposition, it has seemed that there is no way to stop the sheer wholesale dismantling of … Continue reading
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 queertiquesIt’s a bit of mystery why it took several years for filmmaker Mark Saxenmeyer to get his documentary The Queens finally released. It’s a powerful story of a fascinating slice of queer history although it so poorly edited that it so often fails to do justice to all the ‘girls’ sharing their remarkable stories, … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn the opening scenes of the film the furry faced ‘Wolfboy’ is at an old fashioned Carnival being aggressively encouraged by his father to have some fun. Meanwhile he is also being mercilessly taunted by some teenage boys from his school. We not only feel as unhappy as Paul the Wolfboy but are also … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJust 4 days after American/Iranian filmmaker Tony Zosherafatain finished his transitioning, Trump was elected President. Despite his occasional rhetoric about wanting to be the President for all Americans, what followed was the most divisive and hate-ridden four years in our country’s history. Some of the worst hit were the transgender community which Trump and … Continue reading