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The Chaperone : Take off the corset and put on the slippers
If a chaperone is the person who is supposed to be there to stop anything too racy happening this is an aptly named movie. It’s the story of a woman who manages to mentally and physically throw off her corsets while making the audience feel like they are easing into a pair of slippers.…
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Pink Vs Sink The Pink
Five fierce drag queens from one of London’s best alternative drag clubs Sing The Pink try to out sync each other in their version of Pink’s Walk Me Home. Filmed in London’s legendary Bethnal Green Working Mens Club, these talented Brit performers are nothing less than fabulous. When Pink saw the video she declared…
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My Days of Mercy : finding love outside prison
In My Days of Mercy Lucy (Academy Award Nominee Ellen Page) is the daughter of a man who is on death row. When she visits him in prison she meets and ultimately falls in love with Mercy (Kate Mara) a woman on the opposing side of the death penalty. As a result, Lucy’s value…
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The Most Dangerous Year : for the transgender community
One of the most important aspects of working towards both acceptance and equal nights for the transgender community is sheer visibility. As Vlada Knowlton’s excellent new documentary points out so much of the hatred and fear is based on ignorance of people who have yet to encounter or have an exchange with trans adult…
