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Radio 4,4 mins

Paris Lees on The Crying Game

Front Row

Available for over a year

For Front Row's Queer Icons series, Paris chooses Neil Jordan’s Oscar-nominated film about an IRA gunman’s relationship with a British soldier’s lover, hairdresser Dill, starring Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson. Paris Lees is a journalist, presenter, and transgender rights activist. Queer Icons is Front Row's celebration of LGBTQ culture. For many more icons - including Olly Alexander, Christine and the Queens and Rebecca Root - head to Front Row's Queer Icons website. The Crying Game is available on DVD.

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