As the AIDS crisis continued to unfold across the globe it was inevitable that it would eventually find its way into movies. The first of these appeared in 1985,with the tele-movie An Early Frost, Arthur J Bressan Jr’s Buddies, and … Continue reading →
2014 sees a variety of events to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the miners strike in the UK. It’s particularly pleasing to see how a number are looking at the role of the support group Lesbians and Gay Men Support … Continue reading →
Since its launch in 1982, Britain’s Channel Four took the lead in the representation of LGBT people and their interests on television. Needless to say this did not come without some considerable opposition in the midst of Margaret Thatcher’s buttoned-down … Continue reading →
Donna Deitch’s independent movie Desert Hearts, based loosely on Jane Rule’s 1960s novel Desert of the Heart, was very much a ground-breaker for its time. This probably explains why Deitch faced so many obstacles in getting it made. After spending … Continue reading →
This video by John Greyson uses humour as well as sarcasm to put across a couple of important messages. One of these is that taking the media hype about AIDS too seriously can lead to ADS – Acquired Dread of … Continue reading →