2020
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MOFFIE : a harrowing coming-of-age tale
The fact that ‘moffie’ is the South African equivalent of ‘faggot’ sets the tone for one of the most harrowing coming-of-age films we have ever seen. It is set in South Africa in 1981 in the midst of apartheid where the white minority still dominate and persecute the ‘colored’ population. They however are not…
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Queerguru’s picks of the Queer Movies at Glasgow Film Fest
Flavio Alves’s award winning film THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND finally gets its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival next month It’s the tale of Tina a young trans woman and her grandmother, as they navigate Tina’s transition and struggle brings home the stark reality of trying to build a life as undocumented immigrants in…
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Passion on the Night Tube: The Story of a Fabulous Homeless Man on the Jubilee Line
Passion on the Night Tube ☆☆☆ ☆ The Vaults Festival, London The LGBTQ community can be vile and racist. It is a microcosm of the wider society and all its prejudices and ignorance so this should not be surprising. Why it hurts disproportionately is because it is supposed to be a place of refuge…
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Sean Hayes is a Lady ……on the silver screen that is
Sean Hayes who has just wrapped up the final final series of Will & Grace is about to become a lady. Well, on the silver screen that is. Hayes has co-written and stars as Susan O’Connell (a cis-gender middle-aged woman) who has never ever really liked working. Kind of like a suburban take on…
