
It's Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History
1997, English. Directed by Cheryl Farthing & Ian MacMillan.
Archival footage and interviews with 22 lesbians and gay men give an overview of gay history in the UK from the 1920's. Clause 28, the Well of Lonliness, AIDS, the Pet shop Boys, it's all there in some form or another.
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- 2h 30m
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- 21 June 1997
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Who directed It's Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History?
It's Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History (1997) was directed by Cheryl Farthing and Ian MacMillan.