culture
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The Trocs: Live on Stage or at Home on your Screen
Now Florida can see the legendary all-male ballet troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo on stage and on the screen. This very talented American all-male drag ballet corps which parodies the conventions and clichés of romantic and classical ballet are on tour and playing at several venues in the State including the Adrienne Arsht Center…
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Under Cover: A Secret History of Cross Dressers
The French filmmaker Sébastien Lifshitz has had a lifetime fascination with men and women who refuse to conform to the strictures of gender roles. In fact, his Teddy Award-winning Documentary Film in 2013 Bambi, a profile of French entertainer Marie-Pierre Pruvot is one of the best transgender films ever made. Lifshitz also made a film and a book called Les…
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Suitsupply : the Dutch fashion brand that dares to be different
When Dutch men’s fashion label Suitsupply unveiled its new advertising campaign featuring men embracing and kissing, it faced a social media backlash. NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch newspaper, reported on Wednesday evening that the company has lost more than 10,000 followers on its Instagram profile after the publication of the adverts. However, not everyone was…
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Shadowlands: three separate love stories to get your juices flowing
It’s that time of year again when we start seeing the announcements from the first wave of 2018’s LGBTQ Film Festivals and with them comes a spectrum of new queer cinema to whet our appetites. These Festivals across the globe are not just a continuing celebration of our community but they give LGBT filmmakers a unique and…
