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NY”s NEWFEST steps up to the plate when Desperado Queer Film Fest in Arizona is Cancelled
Last month, the organizers of the Desperado LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Phoenix announced that they canceled the event “in direct response” to Trump’s executive order aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at publicly funded institutions. This would have been their 17th Edition. In their statement, the organisers said Continuing with the festival this…
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Matthew López’s THE INHERITANCE “the most important American play of the century. ” regional premiere at The Round House, Bethesda
Back in 2018, when Matthew López’s drama THE INHERITANCE had its world premiere in London, the august conservative newspaper, The Telegraph, hardly known for its hyperbolic headlines, declared it “the most important American play of the century. Set in New York three decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic, The Inheritance wrestles with what it means to…
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Limón Dance Company one of the worlds greatest dance companies celebrates its 80th Anniversary
This year The Limón Dance Company (LDC) will celebrate its 80th Anniversary with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance by its founder, José Limón, and amplifies the voices of today. From José Limón’s foundational works to powerful new commissions, this celebratory engagement delves deeply into questions of masculinity, identity,…
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‘From Buggery to Blasphemy: Gay News UK’ Revisited by Bob Workman and Keith Howes
In London in the 1970’s (yes, some of us are that old!), the burgeoning gay community, still reeling from the fact that in 1969 homosexuality was finally decriminalized (well, for men 21 and over) and they were desperate to find ways/avenues to celebrate being queer. In those days, almost a decade before personal computers started…
