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The Dutch Government amend their Constitution to officially ban discrimination against the LGBTQ community
Whilst the UK Government blocks the Gender Recognition Act that the Scottish Parliament passed, and in the US more States are following De Santis’s campaign to bring Florida’s LGBTQ’s community to its knees, there is at least one country in the world that seems to be on our side. This week Dutch lawmakers voted…
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January 20th is International Fetish Day
Evidently, January 20th is a day for celebrations. It’s National Penquin Day and International Cheese day and also International Fetish Day. We really don’t have the time/energy for all three so we’ll focus on just one. Fetish Day is held annually on the third Friday in January and this year, it falls on January…
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Queerguru reviews Welby Ings debut feature film PUNCH a compelling coming-of-age drama from New Zealand
The feature film debut from writer/director Welby Ings, an Academy Award Nominee for his short film Boy, is this very compelling coming-of-age story that packs a real punch. Set in rural New Zealand and starring Brit import Tim Roth it’s a tale of how small-town homophobia which combined with racism can have explosive…
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Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews Tom Ratcliffe’s award-winning WRECKAGE at London’s Turbine Theatre
Wreckage ★★★★ Turbine Theatre Twenty-five-year-old Sam (Tom Ratcliff) and his older boyfriend Noel (Michael Walters) live a comfortable, domesticated life together with their cat. Then one morning, whilst doing a favour for Sam, Noel crashes his car into a river and dies. So begins Wreckage, a clever new play written by Tom…
