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Last Ferry : looking for love on Fire Island can be deadly
It can be pretty scary visiting an almost deserted Fire Island in the off season generally , but its not usually as murderous as shy young NY lawyer Joseph (Ramon O. Torres) found on his very first visit. He’s not long off the Ferry before he is drugged and robbed in the bushes near…
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Global Gay : the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality
This excellent French TV documentary about the journey towards the universal decriminalization of homosexuality was made in 2014, and sadly very little progress has been made since then President Obama had supported UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon efforts at what he called ‘the final frontier in human rights“. Out of 196 UN member states,…
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What the glamorous Drag Queens in Peru are up to during Lockdown
Marta BeatChu is a very successful Drag Queen who lives and works in LA. However if you say her name fast you may be able to spot where she originally hails from i.e. Peru (Manchu Pinchu). Marta has been performing in her adopted home town since 2013 bur he has never forgotten her Drag…
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Remembering DIANA DORS : the UK’s very own Marilyn Monroe
Just after World War 2 London was badly in need of some home grown glamour. They found it in Diana Dors an English film and television actress blonde bombshell promoted as the country’s own ‘Marilyn Monroe‘. Like Monroe, Dors struggled o be accepted as a serious actress, turned out to have terrible choice in…
