Velasquez, Elaine

1995

Gay Lives and Culture Wars was created to battle the antigay propaganda being produced by the religious right. This challenging video focuses on gay youth and their families as they confront Oregon's controversial antigay measures of 1994.

de, Sonja

1995

Gay Cuba takes a candid look at one of Cuba’s most controversial human rights issues: the treatment of gay and lesbian people since the Cuban Revolution of 1959. This one-hour documentary takes the viewer through three decades of conflict and transformation, providing insight into Cuban culture and society rarely seen. With a dynamic cast of characters, including a radio show host, a union leader, a drag queen, and a musician, Gay Cuba takes us through the personal experiences of family, society, political institutions and culture. Gay and lesbian Cubans tell their stories of police harassment and gay-positive psychologists, accounts of expulsion from political organizations and election to political leadership. Gay Cuba demonstrates the sometimes contradictory and always changing reality in a society that considers itself to be “in the 36th year of Revolution.”

Bernstein, Daniel

1995

A young man struggles with his sexuality while his gay friend's sharp tongue and promiscuous behavior give him reasons for staying in the closet.

Stagias, Nickolaus

1995

The story of a gay friendship between a Mexican drag queen and his closest friend.

1995

Minerba, Giovanni

1995

A deceased Israelie Medical Corps Colonel's surviving partner's attemp to obtain widower rights from the State of Isreal.

Norris, Jefferey

1995

Eddie is approached by his young protege, Ral, who has some rather surprising news about his supposedly innocent friendship with the mute boarder.

Cheang, Shu Lea

1995

Weissman, Aerlyn
Fernie, Lynne

1995

An insightful film that delves into lesbian history, examining the life of famous lesbian novelist and activist Jane Rule. Her first published novel, Desert of the Heart sent shock waves through the literary community, but nevertheless went on to become a best-seller and a highly successful film that remains a favorite among lesbian audiences. A committed political activist and intellectual, Jane found herself fleeing the rabid McCarthyism of the fifties with her lifelong companion Helen Sonthoff. Settling in Canada, she continued to foster public awareness and debate around issues of sexuality, representation, and censorship.Winner of the 1995 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary.

Broussard, Rene

1995

Rene, Rene refers to the artist's great unrequited love for Rene, a cherubic young boy with whom the artist has been obsessively in love with since the first grade. Aside from sharing the same name, the two boys’ lives and sexual preferences couldn't have been more different. The video also looks at the origins of Broussard's attraction to fat boys and to the act of flagellation, while focussing on issues of abuse and molestation, which will play a key role throughout the video series of "The Fatboy Chronicles".