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Keeping love alive by adding another person is fraught with possibilties
Here TV’s LGBTQ drama series FALLING FOR ANGELS has been looking at every aspect of modern-day relationships that it finds in several very distinct neighborhoods of Los Angeles which have a significant gay community. They include Bel Air, Leimert Park, Boyle Heights, Koreatown, Malibu and Silver Lake. The latter one is the setting for Episode 5…
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Fabrio da Motta getting all tied up in knots
The Sao Paulo based Brazilian photographer Fabio da Motta has developed quite an affinity with ‘shibari’ which is an ancient Japanese artistic form of rope bondage. He has taken a series of very powerful images that explore bondage as an integral part of his compositions. His stunning body of work is very inspired by…
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Under Cover: A Secret History of Cross Dressers
The French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz has had a lifetime fascination with men and women who refuse to conform to the strictures of gender roles. In fact, his Teddy Award-winning Documentary Film in 2013 Bambi, a profile of French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot is one of the best transgender films ever made. Lifshitz also made a film and a book called Les…
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Suitsupply : the Dutch fashion brand that dares to be different
When Dutch men’s fashion label Suitsupply unveiled its new advertising campaign featuring men embracing and kissing, it faced a social media backlash. NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch newspaper, reported on Wednesday evening that the company has lost more than 10,000 followers on its Instagram profile after the publication of the adverts. However, not everyone was…
