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1985. Movie: My Beautiful Laundrette

Gay in the 80s Posted on September 26, 2013 by Colin ClewsSeptember 26, 2013

Originally commissioned for broadcast on Britain’s Channel Four, the early critical response to this film led to it being released as a feature film in its own right. It’s a tale of the racial, sexual and economic politics of Margaret … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, LGBT History, National politics, Politics | Tagged daniel day lewis, gordon warnecke, racism, thatcherism | Leave a reply

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