To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pride, playwright Iman revisits the queer connection between Kate Beckinsale and Claire Danes in Brokedown Palace.

Pride 2022: revisiting the queer love story in Brokedown Palace

Under Her Eye

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In the absence of a fairy gaymother, I learnt to find comfort in unexpected places.

How joyful that an intimate friendship between two women managed to evade my own self-imposed censors of shame.

The film started a tiny revolution in my heart, enabling me to become who I am – a writer, hoping to start revolutions in the hearts of others.

Playwright Iman Qureshi revisits an onscreen connection that started a personal revolution.

“My 13-year-old heart exploded”: looking back at the hidden queer love story in Brokedown Palace