Echoes of Resilience: LGBTQ+ Experiences in the U.S.

Join us for a powerful film and discussion series celebrating the resilience of LGBTQ+ Americans by exploring interpersonal, intergenerational, and LGBTQ+ experiences in their historical context. This event takes place at Ames Public Library every Tuesday at 6 PM.

Co-Hosts:

• Ames Pride
• Collegiate Presbyterian Church (CPC)
• Collegiate United Methodist Church and Wesley Foundation
• One Iowa
• Ames United Church of Christ
• LGBTQIAmes
• Ames Public Library Friends Foundation

📅 Events Schedule:

• June 9: Stonewall Uprising
  Marks a major turning point in the history of the modern gay civil rights movement.
• June 16: The Celluloid Closet
  Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this film unveils a dazzling history of gay representation on screen.
• June 23: Boy Erased
  A powerful story of a college student forced to undergo conversion therapy by his religious parents.
• June 30: Limited Partnership
  Tells the love story of Richard Adams and Tony Sullivan, one of the first same-sex couples legally married in the U.S.
• July 7: Daddy and Papa
  Explores the challenges faced by four same-sex couples and their children.
• July 14: The Times of Harvey Milk
  A documentary about the life and assassination of the first openly gay elected official.
• July 21: We Were Here
  Examining the personal and political issues raised by the AIDS epidemic in the early 80s.
• July 28: The Believers
  A documentary on the Transcendence Gospel Choir, the world's first transgender gospel choir, founded in 2001.

Location:
515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA 50010-6215, United States

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