This weekend Jeanette Winterson posted a picture of a collection of her books with new cover designs & blurbs smouldering away on a pile of burning refuse. The reaction on social media was huge. My twitter time line was full of people outraged by the caption that accompanied it. The term “wimmins fiction” was triggering.… Read More Opinion | Jeanette Winterson and THAT photo
Discover the incredible journey of the late Transgender activist Julia Grant on BBC series is currently available on iPlayer. Composed of five parts it allows viewers to follow Julia before, during and after her transition.… Read More Film| Rediscovering Julia Grant: The series ‘A Change of Sex’ comes to BBC iPlayer documenting her journey as a Transgender woman
The best films can take a story and press it in to the flesh of your heart until tears run down your face or laughter erupts from your throat. Films will show you things you have never seen before and it can hold a mirror up to the audience. In movies, lost souls can find… Read More The Movie List | 25 LGBTQ+ film favourites to enjoy while celebrating your Pride
This year at the BFI Flare film festival I had the absolute honour to learn about the legend that is Connie Norman. I interviewed director Dante Alencastre to learn more about the film; AIDs Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman. Can you tell us a little bit about what your movie is about? The documentary is about,… Read More “Connie’s story is vital for the empowerment of our youth.” Interviewing director, Dante Alencastre on the film, AIDs Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman |BFI FLARE 2021
As part of the BFI: Flare, Istoria Lit was lucky enough to get an interview with Jennifer Tiexiera and Michael Seligman, co-directors of P.S. Burn This Letter Please to learn more about the movie. Can you tell us a little bit about what your movie is about? The film documents a very specific period in LGBTQ+ history… Read More Talking to co-directors Jennifer Tiexiera and Michael Seligman about P.S. Burn This Letter Please, a movie that turns the stage lights back on a part of 1950’s Lgbtq+ history |BFI FLARE 2021
Mama Gloria tells the story of a woman who paved the way for others like her. Her journey as a transgender woman has inspired so many others. Now as she reaches her golden years it is time to celebrate everything she is and what she has achieved.… Read More Film documentary; Mama Gloria is a celebration of the life of an incredible woman| BFI FLARE 2021
All the Young Men is the touching memoir of Ruth Coker Burks, a woman who dedicated herself to caring for the people neglected by their families, friends and most of society during in the AIDs crisis in America in the course of the 1980’s and 90’s. Throughout her story, Ruth comes across as such a… Read More Book Review: All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks & Kevin Carr O’Leary
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