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Pride Month Programming
by SDPB
Celebrate Pride Month this June and every day with SDPB. Explore a special collection of stories that showcase the LGBTQ experience in the United States
The Lavender Scare
The Lavender Scare
Learn the untold story of how tens of thousands of homosexual federal workers were either fired or denied employment in the 1950s, stirring outrage in the gay community and starting an LGBTQ rights movement with an unlikely hero at the forefront. The Lavender Scare documents this period in history and its lasting impact on today’s cultural climate.
SDPB2: Tuesday, June 23, 6pm (5 MT)
Out in the Silence
America ReFramed Out in the Silence
America ReFramed Out in the Silence follows filmmaker Joe Wilson who announces that he is to be wed to another man, and a firestorm of controversy ignites his small Pennsylvania hometown. Drawn back by a plea for help from the mother of a gay teen being tormented at school, Wilson’s journey dramatically illustrates the universal challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been constrained by a traditional code of silence summon the courage to break it.
SDPB2: Tuesday, June 2, 7pm & 11pm (6 & 10 MT); Sunday, June 6, 10pm (9 MT)
Living in the Overlap
Living in the Overlap
Living in the Overlap is the improbably true story of two girls growing up in Brooklyn in the 1940s, falling in love in the Midwest, and making a life together in North Carolina. The film includes public and private moments in Lennie and Pearl’s lives using intimate interviews, archival material, and sequences shot during their efforts to defeat North Carolina’s anti-gay marriage amendment.
SDPB2: Sunday, June 28, 10:30pm (9:30 MT)
Considering Matthew Shepard
Considering Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming teenager who became a national figure after he was beaten and left for dead for being gay in 1998, has inspired plays, documentaries and books. Now he’s the subject of a choral piece, a 100-minute oratorio called Considering Matthew Shepard that explores his life, death and legacy. Conspirare, a choral group based in Austin, Texas, released the debut recording this month.
SDPB2: Sunday, June 26, 6pm & 11pm (5 & 10 MT) & Saturday, June 27, 1pm (Noon MT)
Two Spirits
Two-Spirit Powwow
Fred Martinez was nádleehí, a male-bodied person with a feminine nature, a special gift according to his ancient Navajo culture. He was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. TwoSpirit Powwow explores the life and death of this boy who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.
SDPB1: Friday, June 12, 9:30pm (8:30 MT) SDPB2: Saturday, June 13, 8:30pm (7:30 MT) & Tuesday, June 23, 8:30pm (7:30 MT)
We'll Meet Again: Coming Out
We'll Meet Again: Coming Out
Before the 1970s, being gay in America meant facing widespread discrimination. To come out was to risk everything: family, job and even safety. For two young men growing up in New England, living a life out of the closet was only possible because of the people who helped them open the door. Join Ann Curry as people who first met during the early days of the LGBTQ movement reunite on We’ll Meet Again Coming Out.
SDPB2: Tuesday, June 9, 6pm (5 MT)
