Attitude Magazine

Seeing is believing

Georgia Dimdore-Miles (she/her) DIVA editorial assistant

ecently, I watched Georgia Oakley’s debut film, the critically acclaimed , which deftly navigates Thatcherite Britain on the brink of Section 28. The personal becomes political and if there is any way of demonstrating this it is Rosy McEwen’s portrayal of a lesbian P.E. teacher trapped between worlds; not heteronormative enough to fit in with her colleagues, family and neighbours, but not boldly queer enough to join the local, co-op dwelling, jobless dykes.

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