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Beyond Hatred

by Olivier Meyrou

Premiere: June 30, 2009

The story of a family's struggle to seek justice for their murdered son while trying to transcend hatred and the desire for revenge.

Family Fundamentals

by Arthur Dong

Premiere: August 26, 2003

What happens when conservative Christian families have children who are homosexual? Family Fundamentals goes to the heart of today's debate over homosexuality, where the personal is inextricably — and dramatically — bound up in the political.

Georgie Girl

by Annie Goldson, Peter Wells

Premiere: June 20, 2003

What are the chances that a former prostitute could be elected a Member of the Parliament of New Zealand by a conservative, rural district? What if that person were also a transsexual? The odds may seem daunting, but Georgina Beyer did it.

Flag Wars

by Linda Goode Bryant, Laura Poitras

Premiere: June 17, 2003

Flag Wars is a poignant account of the politics and pain of gentrification. Working-class black residents in Columbus, Ohio fight to hold on to their homes. Realtors and gay home-buyers see fixer-uppers. The clashes expose prejudice and self-interest on both sides, as well as the common dream to have a home to call your own.

Brother Outsider

by Nancy Kates, Bennett Singer

Premiere: January 20, 2003

During his 60-year career as an activist, Rustin formulated many of the strategies that propelled the civil rights movement. But his open sexuality forced him to remain in the background, making him the 'brother outsider.'

Scout's Honor

by Tom Shepard

Premiere: June 19, 2001

"To be physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight" - this is the Boy Scout pledge. Since 1910, millions of boys have joined. But today, if you are openly gay, you can't. A 12-year-old Boy Scout named Steven Cozza launches a campaign to overturn the Boy Scouts' anti-gay policy.

Golden Threads

by Lucy Winer, Karen Eaton

Premiere: June 8, 1999

If ever someone has embodied the maxim, age is a state of mind, it's 90-year-old Christine Burton. After decades of personal struggle, she reinvented her own life at age 80 by founding Golden Threads, an international network for older gay women.

Licensed to Kill

by Arthur Dong

Premiere: June 23, 1998

The Transformation

by Susana Aiken, Carlos Aparicio

Premiere: July 9, 1996