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queerguru reviews ‘Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho’
Margaret Thatcher was really a man in drag. This was a popular (pre-internet) accusation leveled at the former British prime minister. Contemporary cultural representations also pitched her as a fella. Spitting Image, the phenomenal satirical TV show that ran throughout the 80’s, portrayed her in a man’s pinstripe suit & tie – the…
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…
Brit heartthrob Harris Dickinson’s new movie chosen as BFI Flare’s Closing Night Gala
Young Brit actor Harris Dickinson who stole the hearts of both the critics and audiences alike for his breakthrough performance in the coming-of-age drama Beach Rats is the star of a new movie that has been chosen the to be the Closing Night Gala of this year’s BFI Flare: London’s LGBTQ Film Festival. Postcards From London tells…
Wish We Were There : Conchita Wurst @ London Palladium
Conchita Wurst the bearded diva who took the whole world by storm when she won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2014, is heading to the London Palladium with her show for one night only on February 25th. Conchita, the drag persona of Tom Neuwirth, dressed in the most glamorous sequined gown was the first singer to ever…
