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'It's a Sin': Olly Alexander Is Done With Shame

'It's a Sin': Olly Alexander Is Done With Shame | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Like the character he plays in “It’s a Sin,” the actor and singer struggled with being gay. Now, he tells the world everything.

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Hit TV show It's A Sin exposes failure to learn the lessons of the past

Hit TV show It's A Sin exposes failure to learn the lessons of the past | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A man lies alone in a hospital bed, frightened and cut off from most of his family and friends, while the outside world grapples with the growing threat of an unfamiliar virus. As he lies stricken, he is cared for by doctors and nurses dressed head to toe in PPE. Eventually he begs for his mother to make him better and asks her through tears if everyone who has contracted this disease has died.

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Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man

Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Will Young lives in a pretty little terraced house on a quiet street not far from Clapham Common. I knock on his front door and immediately, from the other side, there comes the sound of barking

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Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones review – a sparky yet sad vision of gay subculture

Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones review – a sparky yet sad vision of gay subculture | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

This slim portrayal of an abusive gay relationship in the 1970s is the biggest small book of the year

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Andrew Scott to star in BBC's Gay Britannia season

Andrew Scott to star in BBC's Gay Britannia season | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Andrew Scott, Simon Callow and Sandi Toksvig are among the stars who will take part in a season of BBC programmes marking the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act 1967.
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Mark Gatiss is helping to bring more LGBT stories to BBC TV

Mark Gatiss is helping to bring more LGBT stories to BBC TV | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The actor and writer Mark Gatiss, best known for his work on 'Sherlock' and 'Doctor Who', will head a new scheme to bring more LGBT voices to BBC TV,
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It's a Sin: ''There is such a raw truth to it"

It's a Sin: ''There is such a raw truth to it" | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A joyful yet devastating series centred on a group of friends whose lives are changed irrevocably by the HIV/Aids epidemic, It’s a Sin is not only the most talked-about TV show of 2021 so far, but also Channel 4’s most watched drama series in its history. Russell T Davies’s 80s-set series has started conversations around Britain about the realities, both political and personal, of living through the HIV/Aids crisis, led to an increase i

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It's A Sin: Millennials and Gen Z React To Channel 4's Hit Show

It's A Sin: Millennials and Gen Z React To Channel 4's Hit Show | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

It’s estimated that around 35 million people have died from AIDS since the 1980s, but the devastating impact of the pandemic on gay and bisexual men in those early days has rarely been represented on mainstream TV – until now. Since Russell T Davies’ It’s A Sin began airing on Channel 4, the drama has been welcomed as long overdue representation for the queer community and their allies. Alongside memories of those who lived through th

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How World On Fire Spotlights Previously Untold Queer History

How World On Fire Spotlights Previously Untold Queer History | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

World on Fire's Webster and Albert redefine queer identity in wartime dramas.

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Years & Years singer Olly Alexander to front BBC3 documentary investigating mental health issues in the gay community

Years & Years singer Olly Alexander to front BBC3 documentary investigating mental health issues in the gay community | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
In his first documentary, the musician will follow young people as they battle issues that resonate with his own experiences
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Style Breakdown: Rag'n'Bone Man

Style Breakdown: Rag'n'Bone Man | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Today we’re going to focus our attention on one of the hottest (in every way) artists in the music industry and how he manages his style. His name is Rag’n’Bone Man and he has everything… style, class, sex-appeal and most importantly a great voice. Even though he has been in the music industry for a …
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