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LGBT+: A History in Arizona Arizona’s history of the LGBT+ community begins long before Arizona was a state with the Native American belief of two-spirits and continues through to the seismic shift of Civil Union/ Marriage Equality. There are some surprises along the way such as artists and Arizona connections to Warhol, Keith Haring, andContinue reading "LGBT+: A History in Arizona"

Rainbow's End is a revealing and entertaining multinational journey throughout Europe, examining the progress of the LGBTQ movement during the mid-aughts. From parades and protests in Warsaw and Krakow to touching personal stories with social, religious and political insights, the film delves in every corner of the debate from street activism to the United NationsContinue reading "Film Discussion – Rainbow’s End – The European LGBTQ Movement (2006)"

Two LGBTQ alumni follow a handful of LGBTQ and SAME-SEX ATTRACTED students at LDS-owned Brigham Young University as rumors of a potential relationship between the administration and the school's unofficial student GSA spread around campus. Kanopy Link - https://www.kanopy.com/en/phoenixpl/video/11494664 WebEx link will be provided after registration in PHXYou

This documentary picks up where "Further Off the Straight and Narrow" left off in 2006. How did the rise of LGBTQ visibility, political progress, and digital technologies in the 2000s come together to offer the abundance of complex queer and transgender representations we see today? The streaming services Netflix and Amazon Prime attracted audiences’ attentionContinue reading "Film Discussion – Beyond the Straight and Narrow: Queer and Trans Television in the Age of Streaming (2023)"

Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina (Diana Scarwid) and Christopher (Xander Berkeley). The public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorousContinue reading "Film Discussion – Mommie Dearest"

EMMY Award-winning Screaming Queens tells the little-known story of the first known act of collective, violent resistance to the social oppression of queer people in the United States - a 1966 riot in San Francisco's impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood, three years before the famous gay riot at New York's Stonewall Inn. Screaming Queens introduces viewers to street queens, copsContinue reading "Film Discussion – Screaming Queens"

An intimate and cinematic profile of 4 transgender women that come out for the first time in their senior years. Set against the backdrop of logging towns in the Pacific Northwest, the visceral and observational story captures the indelible moment in time as they begin the long journey towards acceptances. Coming out as trans afterContinue reading "Film Discussion – The Pearl"

The Last One: Unfolding the AIDS Memorial Quilt 2014 1hr 10min The Last One explores the history of the AIDS epidemic in America through the story of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Originally created in the 1980s to raise awareness of the disease, the Quilt now highlights the disproportionate impact of HIV on the African American community,Continue reading "Film Discussion: The Last One: Unfolding the AIDS Memorial Quilt"

1997 1hr 30min PG-13 Howard Brackett's life is turned upside down when one of his former students, who is now a movie star, refers to him as being gay during the Academy Awards telecast. Howard denies the assertion and is only days away from marrying the fiancée he's managed to hold at bay for a full threeContinue reading "Film Discussion: In & Out"

2017 1hr 33min TV-MA 25 years after "Paris Is Burning" introduced the art of voguing to the world, Kiki revisits New York City's thriving underground ballroom scene. It's a larger-than-life world in which LGBTQ youths of color are empowered by staging elaborate dance competitions. It's also a safe haven for struggling, at-risk teens who findContinue reading "Film Discussion: Kiki"

1994 1hr 11min NR "Coming Out Under Fire" features nine gay and lesbian veterans who fought in WWII, sharing their experiences of serving their country while battling discrimination. They recall their struggles to find each other in a heteronormative military and the joy of first love, only to face witch hunts, interrogations, forced treatments, and dishonorable dischargesContinue reading "Film Discussion: Coming Out Under Fire"

1999 1hr 25min NR Megan (Natasha Lyonne) is a teenager passionate about cheerleading. However her conservative parents suspect she is more interested in the other girls on the team, despite the factContinue reading "Film Discussion: But I’m a Cheerleader"