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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…
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Garden of the Stars : a lyrical tale about an enchanting final resting place
Garden of the Stars is a beautiful lyrical film and is the story of the old St. Matthäus churchyard in Berlin-Schöneberg.. Well, more importantly it is the story of one rather extraordinary man who has made the place his home since he opened his Cemetary Cafe in 2006. Bernd Boßmann is a psychiatric nurse…
