Queer festival Mezipatra shows gender wars

by Michal Kašpárek on October 23, 2009

German movie Mein Freund aus Faro won Mezipatra 2008

German movie Mein Freund aus Faro won Mezipatra 2008

A festival of queer (ie gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender) culture “Mezipatra” begins today. It’s topic is “the third world war of gender”, whatever that means.

As usual, the most important part of Mezipatra is a film festival, taking place in cinemas Scala and Art. You can check out the screening schedule at the website of Mezipatra.

Mezipatra will move from Brno to Prague after October 30.

Mezipatra 2009 is somehow harmed this year, as the town council, influenced by conservative KDU-ČSL party, suprisingly refused to donate the event with CZK 50,000 (€1,900). What’s more, the mayor refused to symbolically “protect” Mezipatra. A funny thing about that is that mayor’s son has been acting in gay porn.

{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

david October 23, 2009 at 6:26 PM

Gay porn?!?! Can you proof this? :)

nau October 24, 2009 at 1:27 PM

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