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The Naked Civil Servant

the Autobiography of Quentin Crisp
jmmason
Jan 27, 2012jmmason rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Here is the original QUEER as folk, 1975 version. Back then not much appeared on television about "the love that dare not speak it's name." Public TV was very courageous in presenting this BBC import about the life of "one of the last of the truly stately homosexuals in England." It was a delight. Back then. Sadly, thirty-five years later, not much has changed. It's still a rare treat to get any TV programming aimed at gay people. After the "Tales of the City" debacle, quite a few years ago, Channel 13 pulled its tail between its legs and is reluctant to even give us 52 weeks of Michael Reidel on Theatre Talk. Try and find In the Life. Thank God for the new, "improved" Sherlock. Wink, wink. With intro by Alan Cumming. Tid bits. Crumbs. Walk-ons. Lily Tomlin guest-appearances. Oh well, we may not have any representations of our lives on TV, but we can have kids and get married. That's progress, right? Quentin later said one of the biggest disappointments of his life was the indifference he received from the gay community after he moved to New York. Let's hope the boys on the "A-List" fare better. This film is a must-see if you want to understand gay history.