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Brighton Out Of The Closet. a BBC doc series from 2001 about being queer in this UK seaside Town
Brighton is a seaside town on England’s South Coast that was put on the map by the rather grand Royal Pavilion built in 1787 by the Prince of Wales as a summer retreat. However, it wasn’t this connection that made the town a desirable residence for gay men as they had been arriving there…
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The brilliant Laverne Cox co-writes/stars in CLEAN SLATE a comedy about ‘reconciling’ your family with your real identity
Trans actress and activist LAVERNE COX is so used to pushing the envelope ever since her breakthrough role in the hit TV series Orange Is The New Black which earned her a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Acting. She was the first trans person ever to be honored in this category and…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of CACTUS PEAR : a heartfelt journey of discovery in rural India
At its height in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the British Empire was the largest in history and, for a century, was the foremost global power. At its peak, they held sway over 412 million people, 23 percent of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35.5 million km…
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Queerguru reviews the World Premiere of HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY : how Chase Strangio is leading the fight against trans bans
Since the hate-spewing Trump was returned to the White House to begin his vicious campaign of revenge and retribution, the silence from the Democrats and the opposition has been deafening. It’s as if they all gave up collectively and rolled over to play dead. Thus, watching Sam Feder‘s excellent doc HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY at its…
