The feature documentary, The Sons
of Tennessee Williams, tells the story of the
gay men of New Orleans who created a vast
and fantastic culture of “drag balls” starting in
the late 1950s. These men worked with the
traditions of Mardi Gras to bring gay culture
into public settings in the early 1960s.
By 1969, there were four gay Mardi Gras
clubs, legal ly char tered by the state of
Louisiana, throwing yearly extravaganzas at
civic venues around the city. “Society matrons
b e g g e d f o r b a l l t i c k e t s f r om t h e i r
hairdressers”.
They succeeded in bringing down the
Jim Crow type laws that targeted gay people
during this period. For offenses such as
public assembly, same-sex dancing and crossdressing
you could go to jail, lose your job and
worse. They staged a flamboyant, costumed
revolution without politics and won freedoms
during a time, as now, when laws and people
fought against them.
Please consider being a financial sponsor of this important history project. All donations, large and small, qualify for federal tax exemption.
The release of the movie is scheduled for May 2009
Prep School Blues, an original series created by Chris Conner, explores the lives of several teenagers as they struggle through adolescence in a repressive small town. At an exclusive prep school deep in America’s heartland, everybody’s got their little secrets. Breakups, drugs, closeted homosexuality, unrequited love, cheating…The drama continues in Season 3 as a shocking and unexpected death devastates the school. Everyone deals with the loss in their own way, but some take it worse than others. And a mysterious and beautiful new student arrives to shake things up again.
check it out at youtube.com/prepschoolblues and prepschoolblues.com
read more about the show at prepschoolblues.blogspot.com
From the director of “But I’m A Cheerleader,” and the producers of D.E.B.S. This latest fabulous movie from Jamie Babbit is a dynamic, romantic, frequently funny and politically astute movie with a smart script, rockin’ soundtrack and terrific ensemble cast that includes sexy young Melonie Diaz as the new dyke on the block who falls in with a great gang of Feminist troublemakers called Clits in Action (CiA), and then falls in love with leader of the pack, Nicole Vicius. Unfortunately, Nicole has a girlfriend — Melanie Mayron — and, as they say, drama ensues. With Carly Pope, Daniela Sea, Guinevere Turner, Deak Evgenikos, Jenny Shimizu and Lauren Mollica.
Buy this excellent DVD from Wolfe right now at:
http://www.wolfevideo.com/products.asp?id=1441
Or ask for it at fine retailers everywhere!
