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SEQU A BLUE ROOM REVIEW – ILLIC THRILLS GAY G-OF-AGE STORY
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Betiful Thg (1996)©Sony Pictur/Courty Everett CollectnOne of the first noteworthy exampl of the gay g-of-ager the UK, Betiful Thg is a shg example of Channel 4's radil programmg through the ‘80s and ’90s, puttg a spotlight on the margalised where others refed or were rtraed the name of impartialy. Livg Oh, the only lol gay-iendly spot is a dis lled “The Universal, ” spng Hi-NRG hs like “Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat and Miquel Brown’s “So Many Men, So Ltle Time” (serly, if you like synth-pop, this is the film for you).