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

Celebrating the resilience of LGBTQ+ Americans: a film and discussion series putting interpersonal, intergenerational, and LGBTQ+ experiences in a historical context. Tuesdays at 6 PMAmes Public LibraryCO-HOSTS:Ames PrideCollegiate Presbyterian Church (CPC)Collegiate United Methodist Church and Wesley FoundationOne IowaAmes United Church of ChristLGBTQIAmesAmes Public LibraryAmes Public Library Friends FoundationEVENTS:June 9: Stonewall UprisingThe Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the United States and around the world. June 16: The Celluloid ClosetNarrated by Lily Tomlin, this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of gay men and women on the silver screen. June 23: Boy ErasedWhen a college student comes out to his religious parents, they enroll him in a conversion therapy program to change his sexuality. June 30: Limited Partnership The love story between Filipino-American Richard Adams and Australian Tony Sullivan, who, in 1975, became one of the first same-sex couples legally married in the United States. July 7: Daddy and Papa A film exploring the legal, social, and political challenges faced by four same-sex couples and their children. July 14: The Times of Harvey MilkA documentary of the successful life, career and assassination of the first openly gay elected official. July 21: We Were Here The San Francisco arrival of what was then called the "Gay Plague" in the early 1980s. This film explores the profound personal, community, & political issues raised by the AIDS epidemic. July 28: The BelieversA documentary following the Transcendence Gospel Choir, the world's first transgender gospel choir, founded in 2001 in San Francisco.