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Tag: BBC

  • Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen And Proud

    Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen And Proud

    ]   All of us in the LGBTQ+ community have our own coming-out tale.  No one has the same even though we may share alike characteristics, and tragically far too many have very sad endings. George Ward is a 27-year-old mental health nurse who has had a long struggle for acceptance. What makes his story…

  • Two New Queers

    Two New Queers

      Originally commissioned by the BBC as part of their ‘Gay Brittania Series’ in 2017,  QUEERS TV Series commemorated the 50th anniversary of the U.K’s Sexual Offences Act from the perspective of those whose lives it affected with a poignant, funny, tragic, and riotous celebration. It was also broadcast by BBC America in collaboration with AMC Networks.…

  • “Even Solomon” a transgender drama from BBC TV in 1979

    “Even Solomon” a transgender drama from BBC TV in 1979

      The British Broadcasting Company  (BBC) were always regarded as the bastion of British Broadcasting and part of the country’s Establishment.  Even today they are still one of the world’s most trusted news service. There was however another side to them when in their earlier days they also produced some ground-breaking programming in their Play…

  • World Class Drama :  played & written by Queer Icons

    World Class Drama : played & written by Queer Icons

      PBS have just announced that  Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor‘s compelling portrayal of the legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards,  will screen on  Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m  Richards a Democrat and only the 2nd women Governor of that State, brought a vitality and outrageousness to the governorship that  Texans had not  seen in decades.  A fervent…

  • Gentleman Jack :  Ambiguous hero battles society and socialism

    Gentleman Jack : Ambiguous hero battles society and socialism

      Episode One of Gentleman Jack treads a fine line. Is it to be a tale about a deliciously butch Prince(ss) Charming who is brave enough to ignore social conventions and seek out true love? Or is it a less attractive story of a pushy and privileged land-owning heir who gets to do most of…