Russell Tovey does great justice to a Harvey Milk Speech

  Russell Tovey the Brit gay heartthrob actor (recently seen in Years & Years) gave a wonderfully moving reading at the prestigious Hay Festival Literature & Arts.  This is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, and is recognised as one the most important  festivals of  British culture. Tovey enthralled the rapt audience at … Continue reading

Russell Tovey Makes A Pass

The BFI have announced that the opening night movie of the 30th Edition of Flare (London’s Gay & Lesbian Film Festival) will be the world premiere of a new British movie called The Pass. Starring local heartthrob, the openly gay actor Russell Tovey, (HBOs Looking)  the story starts when two 19 year old footballers end … Continue reading

Russell Tovey previews LIFE IS EXCELLENT a new doc on radical queer poet/artist David Robilliard

  Queerguru has written about Brit heartthrob actor Russell Tovey’s passion for Art before  (https://queerguru.com/brit-actor-russell-tovey-gallerist-robert-diament-talk-queer-art/) but now he has taken it one step further with  Life is Excellent.  It’s a feature-length documentary chronicling the inimitable life of one of his heroes, David Robilliard — a radical queer poet and artist who died of AIDS at … Continue reading

Russell Tovey’s star keeps on rising

British heartthrob Russell Tovey hasn’t slowed up at all even in Lockdown.  He and Gallerist ROBERT DIAMENT are the hosts of TALK ART at London’s NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY to discuss some of the great LGBTQ art in the NPG.  (check here). Tovey also just gave such a sublime performance in THE SISTER an intensely suspenseful thriller now streaming … Continue reading

Russia steps up the crackdown on their LGBTQ+ community : could it happen next in the West?

  Ten years ago Russia’s Kremlin introduced legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, known as the “gay propaganda” law, which banned any public endorsement of “nontraditional sexual relations” among minors. Then in 2020, Putin pushed through constitutional reforms to extend his rule by two more terms and also included a provision to outlaw same-sex marriage.   Two years … Continue reading

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