We have Hollywood films with queer stories, as well as more educational or documentary focused films.
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This short film by Pat Rocco is about Gay Pride Week during the 1976 bicentennial celebration of the United States in Los Angeles and San Francisco
Gender and sexuality can be fluid, and today transgender issues are altering the nature of day-to-day interactions... Broadcasting legend Katie Couric takes us on a unique journey to discover the dynamics and complexities of gender in our world.
This collection of documentary shows and interviews includes the PBS American Experience series "Stonewall Uprisings," American Masters, "Ballerina Boys," and "Pay it No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson."
Present at the Stonewall Uprising of 1959, pioneering transgender activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy lived through the HIV/AIDS epidemic to fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and beyond.
This video, by Pat Rocco, is a compilation of short home movies recording gay pride parades and festivals in Hollywood during the 1970s.
This documentary interviews LGBTQ women in rural communities, and argues that these places are often much more inclusive than the stereotypes lead one to believe.
Featuring interviews with celebrities, politicians, and everyday allies who openly embrace the LGBTQ community, this feel-good film asserts that no single person is the same and that all people should be celebrated.
This documentary centers around the upbringing of the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Milk, Dustin Lance Black. Traveling back to the places where he grew up, Black explores his childhood roots, gay identity and close relationship with his mother.
Exploring LGBTQ+ life stories from the background, upbringing to coming out, career, and activism, the series aims to highlight the strides made by these individuals in increasing acceptance for queer people as well as educating the community at large to be more comfortable with people of all genders and sexualities.