5:30 - 7:30
A special encore screening of the Frameline48 film SALLY! This heartfelt documentary illuminates the legacy of Sally Gearhart, the radical lesbian feminist (not to mention something of a sapphic Casanova) whose trailblazing vision and ebullient personality were the spark for movements with far-reaching impacts. From the defeat of the Briggs Initiative to the founding of the first Women’s Studies program in the nation, to groundbreaking writing on lesbian separatist communities, Gearhart was a fierce-hearted San Francisco political preacher at the center of many iconic movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Director Deborah Craig deftly weaves archival footage with interviews spanning decades and re-centers the charismatic Gearhart, whose efforts have been largely erased from history, at the heart of the struggle for social change. This program will be followed by a conversation with the director and film team.
LGBTQIA+ Interest
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For more resources, the James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center is the gateway to the Library’s broader collections documenting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual history and culture, with a special emphasis on the San Francisco Bay Area.