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LINDA LAVIN stunning London debut @Crazy Coqs : ☆☆☆☆☆ review by Queerguru’s Ris Fatah
Linda Lavin: Love Notes at Crazy Coqs ☆☆☆☆☆ What do Nicole Kidman, Kermit the Frog, Dean Martin, Stephen Sondheim, Neil Simon and Antony Newley have in common? They have all worked with the fabulous Tony and Golden-Globe-winning actress and singer, Linda Lavin. Known to millions for playing the title character in the ground-breaking…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden’s ✩✩✩✩✩ review of ARLENE PHILLIP’s THE HOUSE OF FLAMENKA
House of Flamenka ✩✩✩✩✩ Peacock Theatre What is one of the greatest achievements a Spaniard can make? To surprise the putamadre. This putamadre was shaken up like a good cocktail and, along with the rest of the audience watching Arlene Phillips House of Flamenka, left with a smile of satisfaction. House of Flamenka delivers everything…
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Define Gender: Muxes : a portrait of Mexico’s third sex
In 2016 Los Angeles-based director Ivan Olita traveled to the town of Juchitán in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore the world of the muxes, who are considered the country’s third gender—individuals who were assigned male at birth but live their lives as women. The residents of the area proudly retain its ancient pre-colonial…
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Maureen Duffy on the legendary lesbian GATEWAYS CLUB
The new Queer Britain Museum, the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK will be screening a dramatic short that will be a must-see for anyone intrigued with the history of the lesbian community Back in 1966, homosexuality between men is still criminalized. Women didn’t fare any better. A woman who was exposed as…
