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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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300235
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Gay and lesbian studies
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)