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From Catherine the Nobody to Catherine the Great
The Australian TV & Film writer Tony McNamara seems to be developing a passion for writing about Mad Monarchs. He co-wrote the screenplay of The Favourite with Olivia Colman picking up a Best Actress Oscar for playing crazy Queen Anne. McNamara was nominated for both an Oscar and Golden Golden Globe for his troubles. Now he…
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Happy 100th Birthday Tom of Finland
As it’s the centennial of the birth of Touko Valio Laaksonen aka TOM OF FINLAND, we are expecting there to be a lot of celebrations throughout the coming year. He was a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the “most influential…
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Sunset : It’s never easy to say goodbye
Made in 2017 this gay short story is about a reluctant parting between a soldier about to head off to War (WW2) and his drag-queen lover who had been rejected for military service on the grounds that he was a ‘sexual psychopath’. The couple had just made love and Peter (NIccolo Walsh) was trying to…
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What is The THING About Harry? All will be revealed after Valentine’s Day.
If Valentine’s Day turns about to be a bit of a bummer this year , then here’s a romantic treat that will be available next day on February 15th. Queer As Folk star Peter Paige who is behind the camera these days, has created the perfect queer romance called The Thing About Harry. It…
