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16th Century Life Expectancy : an exhibition exploring misinformation surrounding the Black trans community
In conjunction with UK BLACK PRIDE FESTIVAL that happens Sunday 20th August in London’s Queen Elizabeth Park, CHRISTIES the leading Art Auction House is hosting 16th Century Life Expectancy. It is an exhibition that explores misinformation surrounding the Black trans community, whilst also shining a light on the bias, discrimination, and racism they encounter…
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James Norton’s very controversial stage play A LITTLE LIFE has been filmed for a cinema release in September
When James Norton’s play A Little Life opened in London’s West End earlier this year it totally divided critics, with reviews ranging from two to five stars. The controversial play was a stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s hugely popular and Booker-nominated novel of the same name. However, the relentless trauma featured in the play, which…
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Masc: Trans Men, Butch Dykes and Gender-nonconforming Heroes in Cinema
Mark your calendars for the #Outfest UCLA Legacy Project Screening Series MASC: TRANS MEN, BUTCH DYKES AND GENDER-NONCONFORMING HEROES IN CINEMA, happening Aug. 19-25th, FREE admission! Masc spotlights a rich tapestry of stories of the courageous lives of trans men, butch lesbians, gender outlaws and gender nonconforming rebels. This program — co-curated by…
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London’s Pigeon Shrine FRIGHTFEST champions young queer filmmakers
Two emerging young queer filmmakers from America and Australia are set to scare UK audiences with the premieres of their genre-bending debut features at this year’s Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, London, which runs 24th – 28th August 2023. Teenagers George Baron and Alice Maio Mackay herald exciting new voices of diversity from the LGBTQ+…
