Coming Out in the 1950s: Stories of Our Lives
- Director: Phil Siegel
- Producer: Leslie McRay; Phil Siegel
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A student project that, really, screams student.
Sorry...but we've heard it all before...only better.
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The(ir) Blurb...
The video is a 14-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.