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REVIEW: ‘The Summer With Carmen’

REVIEW: ‘The Summer With Carmen’

Writer/director Zacharias Mavroeidis’ beautifully photographed movie The Summer With Carmen operates on a multiplicity of levels. It’s an on-off gay romance; it’s a love affair with the rocky gay nudist cruising area of Limanakia, south of Athens; it’s a detailed analysis of how to write a film scre

‘The Summer with Carmen’ to be released in UK cinemas on February 28, 2025

‘The Summer with Carmen’ to be released in UK cinemas on February 28, 2025

The Summer with Carmen – a tail-wagging tale of friendship, filmmaking, and four-legged chaos starring Yorgos Tsiantoulas and Andreas Lampropoulos – is to be released in UK cinemas on February 28, 2025. While enjoying a day soaking up the sun at Athens’ gay beach, best friends Demostheneos and Nikit

Foreign Office issues travel warning for LGBTQ+ tourists travelling to Greece

Foreign Office issues travel warning for LGBTQ+ tourists travelling to Greece

When same-sex marriage was legalised in Greece back in February, LGBTQ+ campaigners celebrated. Now, though, the British Foreign Office has issued new travel advice for queer people travelling to the country. An update, published on the UK government’s foreign travel advice page, has warned that sam

“Colourful, welcoming and alive”. Visit Greece introduces new section promoting Greece as a prominent LGBTQ+ friendly destination

“Colourful, welcoming and alive”. Visit Greece introduces new section promoting Greece as a prominent LGBTQ+ friendly destination

Visit Greece, the official website of the Greek national tourism organisation (EOT), has introduced a new section promoting Greece as a prominent LGBTQ+ friendly destination. In February 2024, Greece became the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples

Fatt Butcher’s ‘Anywhere is a Dancefloor’ wins Best Short Film Award at G.L.A.D Film Festival

Fatt Butcher’s ‘Anywhere is a Dancefloor’ wins Best Short Film Award at G.L.A.D Film Festival

The film sees queer joy brought to Birmingham’s public spaces

Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ+ communities around the world, puts the spotlight on Athens for its latest issue

Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ+ communities around the world, puts the spotlight on Athens for its latest issue

Inside readers can get up close and personal with a cross section of ordinary men from the gay community of the Greek capital.

Acquittal of police officers in Greek LGBTQ+ activist killing ‘beggars belief’, say Amnesty

Acquittal of police officers in Greek LGBTQ+ activist killing ‘beggars belief’, say Amnesty

Zak Kostopoulos, queer activist and drag artist, was brutally beaten by two men after entering a jewellery shop in central Athens in 2018. According to Amnesty International, footage showed four police officers using unnecessary force to arrest the activist as he lay dying.

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