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Movies to MUST SEE:

1) Elena Undone By Nicole Conn
Elegant and refined Elna is a devoted wife to her pastor husband, mother to her
teenage son and daughter to her traditional Indian family. For so many years she has
been living her life on autopilot. Grief-stricken lesbian writer Peyton is
struggling to move on from recent hardship. When the two meet they form an
immeasurable bond that shakes the foundation of their sheltered worlds
and Elena is confronted with intense and unexpected feelings for a woman.

As their relationship takes on a life on a life of its own, what ensues
is one of the most passionate and intimate female-on-female scenes ever
is filmed.

Best film EVER


2) Tools for Fools By Kate Brandt
Juile Goldm3an struts, simpers and mugs her way through the world's
most outrageous infomercial that is a
celebration of lesbian sexuality... at it's silliest.
Satisfaction guaranteed!!!!!!


3)A Marine Story by Ned Farr
A decorated Marine officer unexpectedly returns home from the was and is
quickly recruited to help a troubled teen prepare for boot camp, but
when the true reasons for her return become known it threatens the future for
both of them. "A Marine Story" highlights the absurdity of the military ban on gays
through the personal story of one courageous woman.


4) Breaking the Chains By Alyssa Eisenstein
A year ago, American Evangelicals traveled to Uganda for a conference on the
"the gay agenda"to speak about curing homosexuality. The Anti-Homosexuality
Bill was proposed just a few months later and introduced some of the harshest
punishments in the world for homosexuals.It calls for lifetime imprisonment
for all LGBT people, death to homosexuals who are HIV positive and prison
for any Ugandan who fails to report LGBT Ugandans within 24 hours of the
Bill passing.

Alyssa Eisenstein, a Northwestern University student, traveled to Uganda
in the Spring of 2010 to interview LGBT activists, legal and political
authorities, university students, village leaders and even a traditional
healer.


5) Gen Silent By Stu Maddux
Gen Silent is the new LGBT documentary that asks six LGBT senior citizens if
they will hide their lives to survive.

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Gen Silent is that new LGBT documentary that asks six LGBT
senior citizens if they will hide their lives to survive. 

By Stu Maddux

http://stumaddux.com/gen_silent.html  

 

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By CHRIS WILLIAMS
Associated Press

CHAMPLIN, Minn. (AP) - Two lesbian high school students who fought
for the right to walk together as part of a royalty court made their
entrances Monday to the cheers of hundreds of classmates.


Sarah Lindstrom and Desiree Shelton wore matching black suits
with pink ties and held hands as they entered the Snow Days Pep
Fest at Champlin Park High School in Minneapolis' northwest suburbs.


The reaction came as a relief to the couple and school administrators.
The district has been stung by criticism of its policies toward
homosexuality and the alleged bullying of a gay student who killed himself.


"It felt amazing," said Shelton, adding that she was too nervous to
notice dozens rise to give her a standing ovation as she walked in
with Lindstrom. "I think we were too focused on getting to the stage."


If there were any boos, they were drowned about by supporters. "I
feel so much better," Lindstrom said while surrounded by friends
after the rally.


Sarah's mother, Shannon Lindstrom, camera in hand, joined the
other mothers of children in the royalty court after the rally.


"They had a lot of courage," she said Shelton and her daughter.
"Look how far we've come."


Students voted onto the royalty court traditionally enter the
assembly in boy-girl pairs. After Lindstrom and Shelton, both 18,
were elected, school officials last week announced a change in
procedure: court members would walk in individually or accompanied
by a parent or favorite teacher.


School officials said they merely wanted to prevent the two from
being teased. But on Friday, two human rights groups sued on their behalf.


On Saturday, in federally mediated talks, school officials relented.
The two sides agreed that members of the royalty court would be
escorted by anyone meaningful to them, regardless of gender or age.


"This is a new chapter for the district," said Sam Wolfe, a lawyer
with the Southern Poverty Law Center, which filed the lawsuit along
with the National Center for Lesbian Rights and local assistance from
the Minneapolis law firm of Faegre and Benson.


Young women in evening gowns and young men in dark suits walked through
a makeshift arch and to the stage during the Monday afternoon pep rally
complete with cheerleaders, dance teams and the school band. So did two
young women in suits, and the crowd cheered for each one.


"They did great," said Principal Mike George. "I'm proud of our students."


Several of the students in the crowd didn't understand what all the
fuss over the lesbian couple.


"Some people are against it, but they don't care if they walk down a
stupid runway," said Maggie Hesaliman, 14.


Melissa Biellefe, 16, said, "We're a pretty respectful school. Our rule
is just let people be who they are."


Champlin Park is part of the Anoka-Hennepin school district, Minnesota's
largest, which has been in the spotlight in the past year for its handling
of issues involving gay and lesbian students.


It has been in the crossfire for its policy of "neutrality" in classroom
discussions of homosexuality. It was reached in 2009 as a way to balance the
demands of liberal and conservative families, but neither side has been
completely happy with it.


The issues flared again last year after a gay student, Justin Aaberg,
killed himself. His mother has said she heard too late from Justin's
friends that he had been harassed.


Aaberg was one of six students who committed suicide in the district
since the beginning of the 2009-10 school year, and advocacy groups have
linked some of the other deaths to the bullying of gay students.


However, the district said last month its own investigation did not
find evidence that bullying contributed to the students' deaths.


(Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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