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Birds of the Borderlands : Jordan Bryon’s look at gender and sexual identity in the Middle East
When the camera starts rolling on Birds of the Borderlands it is initially hard to work out if Australian genderqueer filmmaker /activist Jordan Bryon is foolhardy or brave or equally part of both. Bryon who prefers to use they, them, their pronouns on a whim took it upon themself to up and move to…
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Papi Chulo :Matt Bomer stars in John Butler’s latest LGBT drama
The openly gay Irish writer/director John Butler follows his charming award-winning coming out tale Handsome Devil with an intriguing movie set in Los Angeles. It’s the story of a good-looking local TV weatherman Sean (Matt Bomer) who we first meet when he is having an on screen meltdown on live TV. His very understanding…
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Stephen Coy reviews the memoir of the first ever LGBT candidate for US President
It seems a given that anyone running for high elected office must publish a memoir or treatise (sometimes both) that tells their personal story and policy perspectives. Pete Buttigieg is one of the youngest politicians on the national stage, receiving as much attention for his age as for the other aspects of his life.…
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Jonny Ward is enamoured with Pippa Winslow’s stand out performance in STRIKE UP THE BAND
Strike Up The Band ☆☆☆ Upstairs at the Gatehouse It has to be one of the more unusual topics for a musical: a quintessential American business magnate (making cheese – for comedy value!) manipulates the US Government into war with tiny neutral Switzerland in order to protect his profits. As the programme notes suggest…
