The announcement that the ubiquitous Ru Paul’s Drag Race was going to start a UK version was not met with universal acclaim in the country. Mainly because Britain has a long history of drag performers that have this wealth of a culture and a very definite depth that the superficial TV program seems to … Continue reading
This new documentary from veteran lesbian filmmaker Andrea Meyerson (‘Laughing Matters’) is an affectionate look at one of the oldest and non-commercial women’s events in the US that celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2014. The highly successful Provincetown Women’s Week started out as idea by a few of the women innkeepers in the town to … Continue reading
Scrub up! You’re getting f*cked! Multi-award winning feminist collective, Clap Back Club, present a celebration of the frontline workers upholding a healthcare system that’s being shat on from great tory heights. Described as a ‘queer left-wing paradise’, Clap Back for Carers uses comedy, cabaret and parody song to call out the impact … Continue reading
Although set in contemporary London when it was filmed in 2007, ‘Clapham Junction’ (named after the area where most of the action is centered) has a decidedly old-fashioned feel to it’s plot. And a very negative one at that. Commissioned by the UK’s Channel 4 Television Channel to mark the 40th Anniversary of the decriminalisation … Continue reading
Claude Montana was the designer who defined the 80s with his exaggerated big shoulders that gave women tough semi-masculine silhouettes, has died aged 76. This was a major success and started the whole ‘power dressing‘ for women and and was at the peak of his career, but it didn’t bring his company … Continue reading