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Bethany Black: Love and a Colt 45

11 Aug 20091 star

Unwelcome self-indulgence

The guy biting his fist in the crowd, squealing ‘awkward!’ under his breath probably sums up Bethany Black’s show best. The self-proclaimed ‘hairy-arsed lesbian’ considers herself ‘a bit clever’, but is also very bitter and self-indulgent. A touching…

Bethany Black

7 Aug 20082 stars

Personal story told with little verve

You would think that a goth, lesbian, post-op transsexual might have a few interesting stories to tell? And Bethany Black does, but she doesn't know how to tell them. From an early age Black felt she was in the wrong body. By her twenties she was…