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Alan Cummings stars in this poignant and relevant film as a gay drag queen, Rudy, who is trying to adopt a young Down syndrom teen with his gay atty. lover, Paul.  Paul is desperately trying to stay in the closet for fear of losing his job.  The film is set in W. Hollywd in the early 80's.  Rudy is a female impersonator in a gay bar where he first encounters Paul. They quickly develop a sexual relationship. Paul confides to Ruddy that after divorcing his wife & leaving his family's business, he moved to LA to study law thinking, "He'd change the world and fight the good fight."  The opportunity soon presents itself.   Ruddy's neighbor in his sleazy building, is arrested for drugs and he witnesses social services heartlessly come to take away her teenage son, Marco,who has Down syndrom.  Despite having a junkie for a mother, Marco escapes his foster home & returns to his mother's apartment where Ruddy takes him in.  Ruddy bonds with Marco who shouldn't "be punished anymore for stuff that's not his fault."  Ruddy turns to his lover, Paul to help him gain legal custody and provide a loving home for Marco.  Not an easy task with homophobia discriminating against them in the court of law & in Paul's workplace.  Isaac Leyva portrays Marco, a gentle soul who has been badly neglected & blossoms under the care provided by  Ruddy & Paul.  This movie never veers into melodrama, although it does portray bigotry, hatred, love & compassion in equal measure.  The performances are all deeply moving and convincing.  Despite having made great strides towards civil rights, gay marriage is still not legal in the majority of states.  This captivating film speaks to injustice and to the collateral fallout in the wake of prejudice.  We in the audience were treated to a special surprise after the film, Alan Cummings was there for a Q & A.