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Beautiful By Night : the tale of 3 veteran Drag Queens

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  James Hosking’s illuminating documentary follows three veteran drag entertainers at Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, one of the very last gay bars left in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.  His camera silently follows Olivia Hart, Collette LeGrande, and Donna Personna as they prepare for another night shift performing at the dive bar that has become quite a haunt for tourists … Continue reading



Becoming Cherrie : a journey so worth taking

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  The Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival based in Cardiff, Wales awards the largest short film prize in the world – the prestigious £30,000 Iris Prize.  It’s enough money for filmmakers to convert their shorts into full-length features like past winners like Daniel Ribeiro ‘The Way He Looks’ and Dee Rees ‘ Pariah’. This last … Continue reading



Ben De La Crème and Jinkx Monsoon say All I Want for Christmas is Attention

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All I Want for Christmas is Attention ☆☆☆☆ Ben De La Crème and Jinkx Monsoon Kentish Town Forum Christmas can be a nightmare for some, especially the way we are all forced into Christmas and its traditions regardless of background and for those that grew up in poverty it can be nothing but bad memories … Continue reading



Better Known as Peaches Christ

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Joshua Gannell aka Peaches Christ, underground drag performer, emcee, filmmaker, and actor, explains in this touching new video that Peaches is a superhero version of what he wished he could be as a kid.  He says ‘I didn’t name myself after Jesus so that I could  go to church,  I was pissed and angry and gothic so … Continue reading




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