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the Spectrum 10, SASOD's 10th annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) film festival, continues next week with two documentaries on transgender
and intersex issues.
On
Tuesday, June 10, Spectrum 10 will screen “Venus Boys” which reveals the world
behind a legendary Drag King Night in New York. It is the point of departure
for an odyssey to transgender worlds, where women become men - some for a
night, others for their whole lives. The
drag kings of New York meet in clubs and change lustfully into their male alter
egos, parodying them and exploring male eroticism and power strategies. In
London, we see biological females experiment with hormones to become new men. 
And
then on Thursday, June 12, a documentary from Argentina, “XXY” will screen. The
film tells the story of Alex. She is a
15-year-old with a secret, one that no other can claim. Her parents keep her
hidden away at a coastal town amongst the dunes of the shoreline, buying time
before they must decide on a life-threatening operation. When old family friend
and plastic surgeon Ramiro arrives with his teenage son Álvaro, Alex begins to
realise that his visit could change her life forever. As the parents wrestle
with the complications that will arise as Alex reaches adulthood, Alex and
Alvaro become close, their relationship causing tensions amongst the locals.
However, as the parents battle it out to instil a sense of open-mindedness amongst
their society, it is the children who prove themselves to be flexible in
understanding the sexual leanings and complexities of others.
The
film festival continues every Tuesday and Thursday in June and closes Sunday,
June 29, at the Dutch Bottle Café, 10 North Road (between Light and Cummings Streets),
Bourda, in Georgetown commencing at 6pm each night.
There
is no charge for admission to attend the film festival. All firms are intended
for mature audiences. Person must be 18 years and over to attend.
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