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LEAP Sports Scotland presents: Light in the Water

Scottish Youth Theatre The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

In 1982, soon after the first Gay Games was held in the US, 'West Hollywood Swim Club,' as it was known then, registered as the first openly gay masters swim and water polo club. This documentary follows the club’s battle for acceptance, from humble beginnings to its members becoming a renowned force fighting injustice in …

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Free – £8

East Asia Focus: Until Rainbow Dawn

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

After meeting at their Deaf school in Central Japan, Hana and Ayumi become close friends, and quickly fall in love. But when Hana comes out to her parents, they throw her out of the house.  Ayumi takes Hana along to a queer Deaf meetup in Tokyo, where they meet and befriend a supportive group of …

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Wild Nights with Emily

Scottish Youth Theatre The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Writer/director Madeleine Olnek (The Foxy Merkins, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same) challenges the idea of 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson as a prudish recluse in this surreal comedy. Featuring Molly Shannon as the supposedly reserved literary icon engaging in lesbian romping and sticking it to the patriarchy of the male-dominated literary establishment. A unique …

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SQIFF Shorts: Queer Scotland

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Our 2018 Scottish shorts programme contains another exciting range of work by and about LGBTQ+ people and communities within our (un)fair land. Among the imagery and themes included are the search for community and intimacy, trans embodiment, anti-queer conditioning, erotic fantasies in rural landscapes, lost love, spinsterhood, tarot cards, crayfish, and witches! Featuring a spectrum …

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Nitrate Kisses

Scottish Youth Theatre The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Pioneer of lesbian cinema Barbara Hammer weaves striking images of four gay and lesbian couples with footage of an unearthed, forbidden, and invisible history, searching eroded emulsions and images for lost vestiges of queer culture. Questions of historic representation are examined through addressing the margins, between-the-line readings, and images outside of prescribed textual boundaries. Archival …

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Walking:Holding

The Space, London Road 257 London Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

What does your town look like from someone else's perspective? What's it like to hold hands with a complete stranger and walk through the city centre? Performance art and mobile technology converge in Walking:Holding, a meditative documentary that journeys through urban landscapes exploring identity and intimacy in public space with a focus on LGBTQ+ experiences. This film is …

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SQIFF Shorts: Gay as in Hysterically Funny

What does it mean to make fun of yourself and your community as an LGBTQ+ person? This programme examines queerness and onscreen comedy, including short films by Raymond Yeung, Jordan Firstman, and Alli Logout, and episodes from Ingrid Jungermann’s classic webseries, F to 7th. Featuring self-loathing and loathable gay men, butch lesbians in denial, and …

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Shakedown

Glasgow Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Owned by women, underground and illegal in nature, the club Shakedown was an independent, all black lesbian strip club operating in LA from the late 90s. Director Leilah Weinraub’s film chronicles the explicit performances and personal relationships of the party’s dancers and organisers, including Ronnie-Ron, Shakedown Productions’ creator and emcee; Mahogany, the legendary “mother” of the community; Egypt, their star performer; and Jazmine, the “Queen” of Shakedown.  …

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Rafiki

“Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness …

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Queer Arab Lives: My Brother The Devil

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A life of crime for Hackney gang member, Rash, looks set to change after a chance meeting with a successful photographer shows him a more honest existence away from drugs and fast cash. However, as he looks for a way out of the game, younger brother Mo is chancing for a way in. The teenage …

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