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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah ⚝⚝⚝⚝⚝ review of DREAMING AND DROWNING an award-winning queer coming of age play
Dreaming and Drowning ⚝⚝⚝⚝⚝ Bush Theatre, London Dreaming and Drowning is a brilliant new, award-winning, queer coming-of-age play by Kwame Owusu, currently on at London’s innovative Bush Theatre. The cosy theatre, which recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, specializes in the development of new plays and playwrights, and this play is one of its…
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ICARUS: Exploring modern masculinity in Poland through three young men
Filmmaker Andy Madeleine went to Poland where he found matters of masculinity at the center of the conversation, as fascinated him so much he wanted to shoot a project there. The result is a compelling look into the lives of three Polish boys, with harsh exteriors, but sensitive and complicated interiors. Dualism and the…
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Russia steps up the crackdown on their LGBTQ+ community : could it happen next in the West?
Ten years ago Russia’s Kremlin introduced legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, known as the “gay propaganda” law, which banned any public endorsement of “nontraditional sexual relations” among minors. Then in 2020, Putin pushed through constitutional reforms to extend his rule by two more terms and also included a provision to outlaw same-sex marriage. Two years…
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RED, HOT & BLUE : the music that still raises awareness and much needed funds in the fight against AIDS
Red Hot Organisation was established in 1989 by Leigh Blake and John Carlin in response to the AIDS epidemic and its impact on artists and creators within New York City. Carlin, who previously pursued a career as an entertainment lawyer, expressed the wish to create an “AIDS charity album” to pay tribute to American singer/songwriter Cole Porter.…
