Buffalo/Niagara Chapter

Cable Access Video Project

Story Lines


 
[Information on how to purchase your own copy given in brackets]
 

All God's Children (26 min)
Award-winning documentary about acceptance of African-American lesbians and gay men in their churches, with emphasis on social justice and spiritual understanding.  Jesse Jackson, Cornell West and others.
[glsen.org, or (800) 247-6553]

Both of My Moms Names are Judy (10 min)
Articulate children of gay parents talk about what they experience in school and the changes they would like.
[glsen.org, or (800) 247-6553]

Camp Lavender Hill (28 min)
A summer camp for children of gay/lesbian parents, where kids enjoy both camp and companions with similar childhood experiences.
[Hybrid: (415) 538-8680]

Choosing Children (46 min)
In a celebration of lesbian motherhood, this video examines conventional and creative options to family formation and related issues.
[catalogue.frameline.org]

Claiming America's Promise (28 min 3 sec)
Houston PFLAG parents organize a bus trip to Washington, DC, to lobby for the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act on behalf of their children and discover the empowerment of activism.
[Houston PFLAG: (713) 867-9020]

Coming Out, Coming Home: Asian and Pacific Islander Family Stories (44 min)
Interviews with several Asian families, parents of gay or lesbian children, seeking to end the isolation within their cultures.
[VisCamp@aol.com: (415) 921-8850]

The Families We Choose (37 min)
Since ancient times, lesbians have chosen to create families among themselves. Here are portraits of several such families doing all the normal things that families do.
[www.cas.ilstu.edu/womenstudies]

How do I Know God Loves Me? (28 min)
Rev. Mel White's sermon in response to those who misuse the Bible to make outcasts of God's gay/lesbian children.
[Soulforce.org]

I Just Want To Say (15 min)
Tennis champ Martina Navratilova hosts a candid discussion of the anti-gay climate faced by youth in school, encourages teaching respect for all.
[glsen.org, or (800) 247-6553]

I Know Who I am (9 min 55 sec)
A documentary featuring black and Latino gay and lesbian youth successfully reaching their goals despite issues of discrimination.
[glsen.org, or (800) 247-6553]

Inside Out (13 min)
Following a short coming out drama, a multicultural group of teens talk about coming out, offer advice and encouragement.
[Lifejacketproductions: (415) 753-7595]

Lesbian Physicians on Patients, Practice and Power (30 min)
At an annual conference of lesbian physicians, doctors reflect on their varying roles in the patient-doctor dynamic.
[AMSA Resource Center (703) 620-6600, or Dee Mosbacher, MD/PhD (415) 346-2336]

A Little Respect (24 min)
College students discuss their lives and their experiences, and what they would like from their colleagues.
[Rutgers University]

Love in Action (17 min)
A history of PFLAG.
[PFLAG: (202) 467-8180]

Making History in Massachusetts (28 min)
Massachusetts teens successfully lobby for protections for GLBT students, giving public testimony about school climate to a fact-finding commission.
[Mass. Dept. of Edu.: (617) 388-3300]

Maybe We're Talking about a Different God (28.5 min)
Documents the life of Rev. Jane Spahr, called to the Rochester Downtown Presbyterian Church, then denied her appointment by a church trial, because she is a lesbian.
[Macksoud: (802) 457-9369]

Mom, Dad ... I'm Gay (30 min)
Examines the very different responses of two families who learn a child is homosexual.
[Outspoken Productions: (800) 670-9282]

Our Brother Dan (27 min)
A man dying of AIDS and his sisters reflect on his life and their church. Produced by Reformed Church in America.
[RCA: (800) 968-7721]

Our Faces (27 min)
A compassionate look at the lives, trials and triumphs of GLBT youth and young adults.
[www.EducationalVideosPlus.com]

Out for a Change: Addressing Homophobia in Women's Sports (28.5 min)
Exposes the devastating emotional impact homophobia has on ALL women athletes and their coaches, regardless of their sexual orientation.
[woman-vision.org or (800) 434-5540]

The Preachers Son (29 min)
Mark Adams talks about his book, the emotional story of being a gay son in a strict fundamentalist home.
[wndowbooks@aol.com]

Queer Son (48 min)
 A mother's understanding of her gay son, woven with stories of other parents, other gay children.
[Seitchik: (212) 929-4199]

Reading Between the Labels (28:30 min)
A diverse group of gay adolescents describe their understanding of themselves and their life stories.
[NEWIST/CESA: (800) 633-7445]

The Rhetoric of Intolerance (29 min)
An open letter to Rev. Pat Robertson from Rev. White documenting false and inflammatory rhetoric on "The 700 Club."
[Soulforce.org]

Safe School Program for Gay and Lesbian Students (27 min)
Tells how Massachusetts came to be first in the nation to recognize the problems of GLBT youth in school and to implement protections for them.
[Mass. Dept. of Edu.: (617) 388-3300]

Silent Pioneers (54 min)
An upbeat documentary about America's older lesbians and gay men. Winner, Golden Eagle CINE award 1985.
[Water Bearer Films: (800) 551-8304]

Straight From the Heart (24 min)
Parents describe the journey to acceptance after learning of a child's homosexuality.
[woman-vision.org or (800) 434-5540]

Trevor (23 min)
Academy-Award winner (1994) depicting the life and hardships of a 13-year old boy who likes to lip-sync Dianna Ross and has crushes on boys, but whose world takes a dark turn when classmates label him "fairy."
[Water Bearer Films: (800) 551-8304]

The Trials of Jimmy Creech (28 min)
The courageous story of a United Methodist minister's journey to full acceptance of God's gay and lesbian children.
[Soulforce.org]

An Unexpected Journey (28.5 min)
Narratives and interviews of gay men and lesbians and their parents, the stages of coming out and acceptance.
[Denver PFLAG: (303) 777-3604]

Your Mom's A Lesbian - Here's Your Lunch (26:40 min)
Rev. Janie Spahr and her family describe the changing dynamic when she told her husband and her children that she's a lesbian. An upbeat glimpse of a thoughtful, resilient family.
[Macksoud: (802) 457-9369]



This project is supported by a grant from the Chicago Resource Center, and the producers and directors who gave permission for the use of their videos.


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Last changed March 29, 2002 by Drs. Jeffrey J. McConnell and Babs Conant