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Queer Matter : News, Reviews And Interviews
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HAPPY VALLEY
Although Amir Bar-Lev’s new documentary is about the sexual abuse that infamous Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky carried out on scores of young boys over a 15 year period, the focus is less on the crimes themselves but about the whole culture surrounding them and the devastating effects on that college town. Initially…
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DIFRET @ Sundance
Hirut, a 14 year old Ethiopian girl, is walking home through the fields from the village school when she is suddenly surrounded by a group of horsemen who snatch her up and take her off. Tadele their leader intends to marry her, but first he imprisons the frightened young schoolgirl in his hut,, and beats…
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Cupcakes
The Eurovision Song Contest,which is the epitome of the true meaning of ‘eurotrash’, really owes its continuing success to the thousands of gay men throughout the world who slavish watch the Broadcast every year with such glee. There are few programs on television these days that are camper than this outdated competition that seeks to…
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Cloudburst
Stella is a no-nonsense potty-mouth old fashioned lesbian elderly lesbian. Her partner of some 31 years is sweet frumper near-blind Dot and this mis-matched couple have a happy life together in a remote part of Maine. This is however threatened one day by Dot’s interfering granddaughter Molly who tricks her into signing her liberty and…
