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When Harry met Harry (and Gareth et al)
The British Royal Family have traditionally always avoided public involvement with the LGBT community, although there is a whole raft of stories about behind the scenes at the Palace with the late Queen Mother being surrounded by a whole bevy of gay footmen and servants. The arrival of the 25-year-old Princess Diana, however, changed all that…
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QUEERAMA: A Century of Gay Rights and Desires on Film
Check out the stunning trailer below of Daisy Asquiths‘ QUEERAMA: A Century of Gay Rights and Desires on Film which is a must-see for any movie buff who is into celebrating our LGBTQ history in the cinema. The BFI (British Film Institute) has just announced that the film will now be released on DVD on…
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Rupert Everett’s new biopic on gay icon Oscar Wilde premieres at Berlinale
Posted with permission from AFP Gay cinema pioneer Rupert Everett said his new biopic about legendary literary dandy Oscar Wilde captures him as a “Christ-like” figure who sacrificed himself for the future global LBGTQ rights movement. Everett penned, directed and starred in his years-long passion project about the flamboyant 19th-century Irish writer, “The Happy Prince“,…
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#OverTheTop : Alok Vaid-Menon
The latest subject that the queer culture POSTURE MAGAZINE has featured in their series #OverTheTop produced in junction with ZAPPOS is Alok Vaid-Menon (who uses they/them pronouns). Vaid-Menon is an internationally renowned poet, performance artist, educator, and activist, who is known for their keen political wit, wildly original personal style. Their work, notably DarkMatter, a performance-art collaboration with Janani…
