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Coming Out in the 1950s: Stories of our Lives (2011)
Directed by Phil Siegel
· 15m
The video is a 15-minute series of interviews by teens of gay elders about their experiences growing up in the 1950s and how they created, formed and nurtured a gay community during a time when gay lives were underground and hidden. Stories include Hadley, an ROTC member who was outed and summarily discharged; Ron, an academic who gave up a promising relationship to pursue an education; and Phyllis Lyon, on her experiences founding the first lesbian organization in the US.
Crew
- Director
- Phil Siegel
Details
- Release date
- 2011-06-24
- Runtime
- 15m
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English