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Book Review: Behind the Postcard Jamaica, Marlon James Finds a Brutal Reckoning

October 22, 2026
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Sprawling, sexually frank, and often harrowing, “The Disappearers” turns the enforced secrecy of gay life in Jamaica into richly layered fiction.

Film Review: “Femme” — Dominating the Dominator

April 5, 2024
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“Femme” proves that finessing the depiction of a toxic romance can lead to some ugly places.

Film Review: “Take Me to the River” — Morality in the Midwest

April 3, 2016
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Being a gay teen trapped on a rural farm among homophobes who suspect you’re a child molester is a terrifying situation.

Fuse Theater Review: “after all the terrible things I do” — Taking a Safe Stand

June 13, 2015
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Scripts of this well-intentioned variety are big on exalting forgiveness and empathy – calls for justice are rare for obvious reasons.

Music Commentary: Capleton’s Redemption Song?

November 14, 2013
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Capleton’s cancellation at Boston’s Hibernian Hall shows that reggae stars can’t easily escape their anti-gay discographies.

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