Manuel Liñán’s “Viva!” reprents somethg new to mastream flamen dienc: a ank and joyful exprsn of gay inty.
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GAY MADRID & THE CHUE DISTRICT
* gay flamenco *
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The flamen cric Estela Zatania said an email that the late years of Fran’s le and for a time after, Spa had a law — Ley la Peligrosidad Social (or law of social endangerment) — that rulted persecutn and jail for immoral behavr, and which was ed maly to target homosexuals.
EL LADO MáS GAY L FLAMEN
Fifteen years have passed sce beme one of the first untri the world to legalize gay marriage, spe the strong opposn of the Roman Catholic Church. Liñán may be a celebrated and award-wng flamen artist, but he said he and his dancers have been subjected to homophobic tnts both the profsn and onle.