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Love on Earth or Life on Mars?
Sci-fi is not a film genre that is visited by a lot of queer filmmakers but award-winning director Layke Anderson’s short movie depicts a restless man who makes the decision to join the first colony on Mars. With most of the piece revolving around the discussion to leave with his partner, this is a…
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Is London’s V & A the most LGBTQ friendly museum in the world?
London’s VIctoria & Albert Museum currently home to the Sold Out Exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams is probably one of the most LGBTQ friendly Museums in the world. They have an official LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Working Group which is comprised of Museum staff with an interest in using the V&A’s…
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Becoming Colleen: Finding the Shoe that Fits
Becoming Colleen: Finding the Shoe that Fits is a compelling documentary about a remarkable 85 year Australian transgender woman who is about to move to a Christian retirement village where she fears that they will insist she dresses as a man. Having lived most of her life as Colin – a husband, father, policeman,…
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Will French queer singer BILAL HASSANI be the King of Eurovision?
The Eurovision Song Contest wouldn’t be the same without some sort of controvesy, although we have to say the situation surrounding the contestant representing France is particularly nasty. The very striking and talented openly queer artist Bilal Hassani is an unabashed French patriot who won the right to represent his country with his rather…
