‘It’s A Sin’ captures joy and heartbreak in eighties-era AIDS saga

Olly Alexander enjoys the perks of an uncloseted life in “It’s A Sin” (Photo: HBO Max)

“It’s A Sin,” the UK miniseries that debuted in America on HBO Max February 18, began its long gestation in the mind of out screenwriter Russell T. Davies back in 1995, even before he wrote his first high-profile gay TV drama…