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Lily Savage : Britain’s Queen of Drag in 1980’s and 90’s
British drag queens, particularly those in the 1980/1990’s, always based their acts in their working class roots. Their humor was anarchic, fearless and overtly political especially when Margaret Thatcher was in power. One of the biggest stars of the time was Lily Savage the drag persona of Paul Grady an Irishman living in Liverpool. …
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Ten Plagues : one man’s journey through a city in crisis
Brit queer playwright Mark Ravenhill (Shopping and F**king, Mother Clap’s Molly House)has joined forces with Ulster queer composer Conor Mitchell (Abomination: A DUP Opera) to create Ten Plagues. Originally created for the theatre, this bold new film version marks the Belfast Ensemble’s first work during the Covid-19 pandemic and is filmed in locked-down Belfast.…
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Happy 100th Birthday Tom of Finland
Happy Happy 100th Birthday to Tom of Finland Tom, whose real name was Touko Valio Laaksonen was a Finnish artist who made a huge influence on late 20th Century Gay Culture. Born into a middle class family in a small town in the south west of Finland. Both his parents were school teachers. At the…
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Harvey Milk Festival goes Online
The Harvey Milk Festival is a LGBTQ+ Arts and Advocacy Organization. It’s 3 Day Festival was inspired by the work of the United State’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk. It was created to support and inspire the LGBTQ+ community and allies through music, art, and dance. Continuing the legacy of Harvey Milk…
