Rights and reactions

The issue covered in this video is that of civil rights for gay and lesbian people. The event is the 1986 public hearings in New York City Council Chambers on a proposed local bill to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual preference; a Bill which was finally passed. Never before have pro-gay and anti-gay arguments been so passionately and bluntly argued on film.

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Credits

producer

Paul Zwickler

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300235

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → History

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1987

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