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  • In the Life A Visible History (Season 16, Episode 5)
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    TV Episode | Documentary

In the Life

A Visible History (Season 16, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | Documentary
From Larry Kramer to Audrey Lorde, this month's IN THE LIFE Encore presentation, A Visible History, celebrates the extraordinary people and places that have defined the history, and charted the course, of the gay community. VITO RUSSO IN ...See moreFrom Larry Kramer to Audrey Lorde, this month's IN THE LIFE Encore presentation, A Visible History, celebrates the extraordinary people and places that have defined the history, and charted the course, of the gay community. VITO RUSSO IN THE LIFE profiles the late author, and activist, Vito Russo, best remembered as co-founder of GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), and for the book, The Celluloid Closet. CENTER SPACES All communities need spaces to gather and find their voice. After the 1969 Stonewall Riots, literally thousands of LGBT organizations came into existence. IN THE LIFE explores the history of gay spaces, how each found its distinctive voice, and celebrates the 25TH anniversary of the first LGBT Center to provide a permanent space for all of those voices to come together. POLITICAL SCIENCE In America, until the late 1800's, homosexuality was generally viewed as a sin, a perversion of nature, and a crime. In 1864 it became an acceptable subject for scientific study. IN THE LIFE goes back to look at the early scientific and medical debates that would influence the "body-politic" over the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. FAMILY MATTERS Children everywhere are growing up with gay and lesbian parents, and like most families, they have their struggles. In Family Matters, IN THE LIFE spends some time with a few "out-and-proud" families that are finding community in organizations like COLAGE. KRAMER ON KRAMER Larry Kramer continues to be one of the most outspoken and controversial figures in the gay movement. As the founder of ACT UP, he was a lightning rod for AIDS activism; as an author, his novels and plays confronted the AIDS crisis, and captured the gay social conscience. "REAL TO REEL": PARTING GLANCES In 1986, Parting Glances hit theaters as one of the first films to address HIV/AIDS and the complexities of gay relationships; now it's a classic of queer cinema. Twenty years later, AIDS continues to spread in all communities, but thanks to the Outfest Legacy Project, this seminal work has been preserved to continue educating, informing and putting human faces to the disease. Written by Anonymous See less
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Sassie Freedberg | Jacqueline Gares | Nelson Ryland | Andrea Weiss
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Updated Feb 29, 2008
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Feb 2008 (United States)
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