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‘Fruitcakes: Dawn of Drag’ Goes Back to ‘Happy Gays,’ “Reclaiming History” Through a Timely Film (Exclusive Trailer and Chat)
Happy Gays . That was the name of Finland’s first drag show in the late 1970s, which drew big, loud and proud audiences.
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The new documentary Fruitcakes: Dawn of Drag revisits Finland’s pioneering late‑1970s drag show Happy Gays, which drew large, outspoken crowds and featured early openly gay performer Mummo alongside his friend Jolanda. The film will debut at the 30th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) in Estonia. It explores both the show’s celebratory atmosphere and the backlash it faced, including fear and violence that intensified during the AIDS crisis. The documentary notes that Mummo was murdered in his Helsinki home in 1988.
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