Tag: 1980s

It’s My Birthday! Let’s Take A Walk Down Memory Lane.

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“…we lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.” — Margaret Atwood BIRTHDAYS ALWAYS make me think about random, specific moments from my life. Good, bad, and odd. Like that one time my parents forgot my 18th birthday. Yes, I […]

My Favourite Gay Films: Part One

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“Art should give pleasure, and pleasure is often radical. For gay cinema, that pleasure can be a declaration of existence.” — Derek Jarman REWATCHING God’s Own Country the other night reminded me that certain gay/queer films just stay with me over the years. It’s one of those movies I can return to again and again—and […]