Tag: TV program
Gay Under the Taliban: a Channel 4 Report
Only 6 days ago The Guardian newspaper ran a story about the death of Hamed Sabouri a gay Afghan. According to his family and partner, he was detained at a checkpoint in the city in August, tortured for three days, and then shot. The abduction, torture, and murder of this gay aspiring medical student,…
PBS finally gets to screen Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age
After being in development for the past two decades since the release of the original documentary, PBS has finally screened Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age. Written, directed, and produced by late filmmaker Rick McKay, it is a sequel to McKay’s 2003 documentary Broadway: The Golden Age—By the Legends Who Were There. Beyond the Golden Age …
Cherrie: Me and HIV: an activist’s heartwarming journey
We first became aware of Northern Ireland actor Matthew Cavan whose alter-ego Cherrie OnTop when BECOMING CHERRIE a documentary on his life caused a sensation at the Iris Prize Festival . As well as being a very charismatic performer, Cavan who was diagnosed HIV+ 10 years ago, is also an outspoken activist determined to…
OMG He Followed Him into The Bathroom!
The word gogglebox is British slang for television. It has also been adopted for =the name of a British TV program where (colorful) members of the public are filmed at home giving live commentary on what they are currently watching live on TV. Trust me it is much more fun than it sounds, and usually…
When We Rise really soars
Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black’s docudrama series When We Rise based on the activist Cleve Jones memoir of the same name that premiered in ABC TV in the US yesterday, is one of the most important LGBTQ TV programs for years. This powerful recount of our community’s history that starts from 1969 and the Stonewall riots chronicles…
