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Laura Dern is now Officially a Gay Icon
The Academy Awards may be the most prestigious event in the Hollywoods calendar; the Golden Globes celebrated some of the worst frocks ever this year; and the SAG Awards maybe the least sober with all that Moet flowing; BUT the Independent Spirit Awards is the most inclusive best fun ever. Parks and Recreation alum Aubrey…
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Straight Up : one man’s heartbreaking tale of self-discovery
Todd (james Sweeney) is a precocious millennial with his rapid firing conversation which is fuelled by his insistence to overthink every single little detail. He’s confused about many things, particularly his sexuality. We think he is just a gay man who hasn’t figured that out for himself. Yet despite all his neuroises he is…
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They Are Poofs! Abomination a DUP Opera
Northern Ireland is a Province of the UK which has a very troubled history of strife mainly about whether it should be reunited with Ireland or still be part of Britain. It’s fractured politics have for years been led by an ultra-conservative Protestant Party the DUP. During the UK PM Theresa May’s recent minority…
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Queerguru’s Jonathan Kemp reviews Vicky Moran’s play about LGBTQ homelesness
No Sweat ☆☆☆☆ Pleasance Theatre, London With homelessness on the rise in the UK, and 24% of young homeless people identifying as LGBTQ+, Vicky Moran’s important new play is very timely, and very good. Using verbatim interview clips and based on real stories from the playwright’s interviews with homeless queer youth, it uncovers the…
