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LANGSTON HUGHES, TOO, SINGS AMERICA
Who But The Lord – Words: Langston Hughes; Music: Danny Ashkenasi The above words were written by Langston Hughes in the 1950s. It angers me that they still speak so closely to the struggles we are witnessing today, even more … Continue reading
ILLUMINATING LGBTQ LIVES – Documentaries at NewFest 2017
Features: 100 Men – My Wonderful West Berlin – A Womb of Their Own Shorts: Bayard and Me – Umbrella – DES!RE – The Son I Never Had – Resist – House of JXN “We have gay people. Hey, … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Men, A Womb of their Own, Bayard & Me, Bayard and Me, Bayard Rustin, Dating My Mother, DES!RE, documentary, House of JXN, Jochen Hick, Kathy Najimy, LGBTQ, My Wonderful West Berlin, NewFest, Paul Oremland, Pidgeon Pagonis, pregnancy, The Son I Never Had, transgender, Umbrella, West Berlin
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Forbidden Movies, Forbidden Music
I walked out of the Film Forum mind abuzz and guts churning. I was chewing on a whole lot of food for thought as well as the ice cream melt I bought to soothe my emotion roiled innards. I’d just … Continue reading
