Markova: Comfort Gay is an interesting story but not a great film. Walterina Markova is the stage name of Walter Dempster Jr., a retired actor/cross-dresser living in the "Home For Golden Gays." He tells his tale in flashback.
When Markova hears about 'comfort women' -- those forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers in the Philippines during WW II -- he wants to tell his story, too.
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