WORD IS OUT: STORIES OF SOME OF OUR LIVES

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The first feature-length documentary on gay and lesbian identity, Word is Out (www.cinematheque.bc.ca/secrets-beyond-the-door-treasures-from-the-ucla-festival-of-preservation/word-is-out-stories-of-some-of-our-lives) is "an electric piece of living history . . . The silence of gay people on screen is finally broken" (The Advocate).

Quite possibly as relevant today as it was on its debut more than 30 years ago, Word Is Out: Stories Of Some Of Our Lives is an important film. Offering a vastly different perspective on gay and lesbian identity in America than was common view at the time, the film presents 26 diverse gay and lesbian individuals who, with profundity, honesty and humour, describe their struggle to live a decent life in America despite prejudice, discriminatory laws and society’s unwillingness to treat them with respect and equality.

From Tede Bond's declaration, "We're all born naked and anything anybody wears at any time is drag," to George Mendenhall's first step into gay culture, "With twenty dollars in my pocket, I took a Greyhound bus to San Francisco, ran into a police officer and asked 'Where's a gay bar?'" Word is Out is sure to engage and intrigue.

-CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR WORD IS OUT: STORIES OF SOME OF OUR LIVES -

"A stunning documentary...unquestionably a landmark film." - Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

"An affectionate, stirring and witty film . . . A remarkably coherent chronicle of what it is like to grow up different in America." - David Ansen, Newsweek

"The most intelligent, telling, cinematic look to date at the homosexual experience in America." - John Wasserman, San Francisco Chronicle

-EXCERPTS FROM WORD IS OUT: STORIES OF SOME OF OUR LIVES -

"I thought I was just one of those people who could never love anybody. When I fell in love with Henry ... it meant I was human." - David Gillon

"Pretty soon all the girls were French-kissing on the couch and all the boys were dancing to slow Rock and Roll. I loved it!" - Nick Dorsky

"There were court-martial trials, and your friends were testifying against you, that yes, they had seen you necking with a woman." - Pat Bond