On this date 1983, Italian film director Fran Zeffirelli out as gay an terview wh The Advote, sayg, “I’m gay…. This is the first time I’ve…
Contents:
- GAY HISTORY: JULY 9, 1983: ITALIAN MOVIE DIRECTOR FRAN ZEFFIRELLI COM OUT AS GAY.
- GAY ITALIAN DIRECTOR SUFFERS HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT ROME
- ITALIAN-TURKISH DIRECTOR FERZAN OZPETEK SHOOTG GAY ROMANCE ‘NUOVO OLIMPO,’ HIS FIRST NETFLIX FILM
- OUT DIRECTOR IRA SACHS SLAMS HIS NEW QUEER FILM’S NC-17 RATG, LLG THE MPA “ANTI-GAY”
GAY HISTORY: JULY 9, 1983: ITALIAN MOVIE DIRECTOR FRAN ZEFFIRELLI COM OUT AS GAY.
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On this date 1983, Italian film director Fran Zeffirelli out as gay an terview wh The Advote, sayg, “I’m gay…. Fran Zeffirelli’s legacy as an Italian film director, theater director, and opera producer and as a gay man remas unparalleled.
GAY ITALIAN DIRECTOR SUFFERS HOMOPHOBIC ASSLT ROME
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While his but feature was "Greek Pete" 2009, Haigh broke out two years later wh "Weekend, " a film about two gay men who have an extend one-night stand and explore the meang of nnectn the morn era.
ITALIAN-TURKISH DIRECTOR FERZAN OZPETEK SHOOTG GAY ROMANCE ‘NUOVO OLIMPO,’ HIS FIRST NETFLIX FILM
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OUT DIRECTOR IRA SACHS SLAMS HIS NEW QUEER FILM’S NC-17 RATG, LLG THE MPA “ANTI-GAY”
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