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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Film / Arts Charlotte premieres Legalize Gay documentary
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 2:15 PM
Don’t miss your chance to watch the brand spankin’ new documentary, Legalize Gay: The Civil Rights Movement of a Generation, this week. Presented by Campus Pride, screenings will be held tonight (Feb. 9, 7 p.m.) at Petra’s Piano Bar and on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2 p.m.) at the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte.
The film — which doesn't debut on TV's Logo channel until May — follows activists as they bravely campaign for gay and lesbian rights across the country (and especially in bigoted hard-to-reach spots, like *cough cough* the South). Charlotte City Council member LaWana Mayfield is slated to lead a Q&A and panel discussion after the premiere. Other panelists include Campus Pride's Shane Windmeyer, Human Rights Campaign's Robert Dogens, Carolina Trans Society's Lacy Beatty, MeckPAC's Scott Bishop and Race to the Ballot's Jen Jones, among others.
Admission is free, but donations are encouraged and go towards local scholarships for Camp Pride.
Watch the trailer for the film below.
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