*** Fighting for LGBTQ Rights *** Standing Up to Tyranny

1. Boy Erased, a biographical film based on Garrard Conley's memoir.Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to reconcile their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self. have you...?

2. Brokeback Mountain, Wyoming. Their acquaintance began in the warm summer of 1963 when cowboys Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist ended up on the sheep farm of Joe Aguirre. They were looking for work. And under unexpected circumstances, the two men developed an intimate relationship that evolved into a profound but secret bond right under the nose of their families. After all, life is an exciting surprise. Who can stop love, life's ultimate truth? Based on a short story by Annie Proulx, Winner of 141 Awards, including 3 Oscars, Best Director Ang Lee, Best Writing, and Best Musical score. Have you...?

3. Episodic look at the life of Cuban poet and novelist, Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), from his childhood in Oriente province to his death in New York City. He joins Castro's rebels. By 1964, he is in Havana. He meets the wealthy Pepe, an early lover; a love-hate relationship lasts for years. Openly gay behavior is a way to spite the government. His writing and homosexuality get him into trouble: he spends two years in prison, writing letters for other inmates and smuggling out a novel. He befriends Lázaro Gomes Garriles, with whom he lives stateless and in poverty in Manhattan after leaving Cuba in the Mariel boat-lift. When asked why he writes, he replies cheerfully "Revenge!" Based on the Autobiography of Exiled Gay Cuban Poet Reinaldo Arenas, Julian Schnabel's film brought Javier Bardem to the world's attention and highlighted the cruelty and homophobia of Castro's Cuba and Reagan's America. Have you........?