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Synopsis: In Favorite, a North Irish schoolgirl's crush on a teacher ripens over time into a lesbian romance in which one woman is destined to be left behind.

Year: 1990
Synopsis: Out of the Shadows is narrated by Essex Hemphill, whose poetry resounds through Tongues Untied. Reminiscent of early gay coming-out stories, Out of the Shadows introduces an attorney, a community organizer, an older man from an earlier generation of gays, and three transvestites and transsexuals who all share the same issues of coming to terms with being black and gay. Opposite in its approach to the two other tapes, Out of the Shadows explains the black gay community and provides the viewer with a certain point of reference which, for the large part, Riggs and Water do not provide and take for granted. This difference, however, works well for all three.

Director: Turnley, Bill
Year: 1985
Synopsis: A production of the Minnesota AIDS Project designed to encourage discussion of safe sex among gay men. It goes beyond the familiar lists of sexual practices to reach a more personal level of awareness by showing Midwestern men talking about how they are dealing with the challenges of the present health crisis.

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