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Episode Title:

"Pride"

Synopsis

Host: Katherine Linton.Featured guests: Felicia Park-Rogers, Sal Piro, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Lanoue, Ann Bancroft, James Dale, E. Lynn Harris.

Summary: The episode begins with a segment covering the COLAGE organization and Felicia Park-Rogers in San Francisco. The next segment features Sal Piro and Susan Sarandon discussing The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the In the News segment covers a pledge drive to protest an anti-LGBT website in Madison, WI. The next segment spotlights Nancy Lanoue and the Thousand Waves Martial Arts and Self-Defense Center in Chicago. The In the Arts segment covers the 25th anniversary of the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and looks at the films, The Adventures of Felix, Lost & Delirious and Kiss of the Spider Woman. The next segment looks at leather culture, and another spotlights explorer Ann Bancroft's Antarctic expedition. The Galluccio family and James Dale provide PSAs during the episode, and E. Lynn Harris provides the celebrity ID.

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Excerpts from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975):
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Excerpt from Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985):
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Episode Title:

"Every Picture Tells a Story" [repeat]

Synopsis

Host:  Kate Clinton.  Featured guests:  John Scagliotti, Charles Ignacio, Katherine Linton, Anita Lo, Barbara Rick, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury.

Summary:  This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1501, which was originally broadcast October 2005. The episode begins with a trip through In the Life's early years, followed by a profile of celebrity chef Anita Lo. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Barbara Rick's documentary, In Good Conscience, about a Catholic nun countering the church's view of homosexuality. Jerry Herman is profiled in a rebroadcast of a segment originally from episode 1109. The Coming Out Stories segment features six individuals sharing their personal memories of coming out to their loved ones.

 

Episode Title:

"Building on the Past"

Synopsis

Featured guests: Kate Clinton, Katherine Linton, Barney Frank, Rachel Tiven, Charles Busch.

Summary:  This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 401, 504, 804 and 805 spotlight Barney Frank, LGBT Native Americans, deaf LGBT couples, the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women, To Wong Foo… Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, and the connections between Judy Garland's death and the Stonewall Riots. Rachel Tiven also provides an update to a segment from episode 601 about the Defense of Marriage Act's effect on bi-national couples.

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53:19 - 54:00: Judy Garland, "Get Happy"
54:24 - 55:44: PJ Harvey, "A Place Called Home"

Episode Title:

"Looking Back, Moving Forward"

Synopsis

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Christopher Durang, Lorenzo Taylor.

Summary: The final episode of season 15 celebrates the diversity of the LGBT community through its art, personal journeys and those fighting for change. The first segment celebrates the 20th anniversary of the film, Desert Hearts, followed by a profile of playwright and actor Christopher Durang. The next segment is about Taylor v. Rice, a suit against the Department of State, filed in opposition to a ban on the hiring of HIV-positive people as Foreign Service Officers. The Real to Reel segment is about Red Without Blue, a documentary about an identical twin's decision to transition from male to female. The episode ends with a discussion about gay pride with members of the LGBT community, as well as first-hand accounts of the May 2007 Pride celebration in Moscow, Russia.

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54:24 - 55:52: Brandi Carlile, "Follow"

 

Episode Title:

"Every Picture Tells a Story" [repeat]

Synopsis

Host: Kate Clinton. Guests: John Scagliotti, Charles Ignacio, Katherine Linton, Anita Lo, Barbara Rick, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1501, which was originally broadcast October 2005. It begins with a trip through In the Life's early years, followed by a profile of celebrity chef Anita Lo. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Barbara Rick's documentary, In Good Conscience, about a Catholic nun countering the church's view of homosexuality. Jerry Herman is profiled in a rebroadcast of a segment originally from episode 1109. The Coming Out Stories segment features six individuals sharing their personal memories of coming out to their loved ones.

Episode Title:

"The Homefront" [repeat]

Synopsis

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Larry Kramer, Albita, Wan Yanhai, Harvey Fierstein, Judith Light, Larry Sullivan, Beth Anthony, Katherine Linton, Shauntay Hinton.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1202, which was originally broadcast November 2002. The episode begins with a profile of Larry Kramer. The next segment focuses on civil unions in Quebec, and the Albita segment spotlights the Latin music icon. The Real to Reel segment is about the film, Daddy and Papa. The Out & About segment covers Arkansas sodomy law, Black Pride, Wan Yanhai in China, a sequel to The Boys in the Band, Dixon Place, sexual orientation law, and Harlem Song. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes is called "Spread This." Judith Light, Larry Sullivan, Beth Anthony and Katherine Linton provide historical PSAs in this episode, and Miss USA 2002, Shauntay Hinton, provides the Celebrity ID.

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54:02 - 55:20: The 5 Stairsteps, "O-o-h Child."

Episode Title:

"Building Safe Havens" [repeat]

Synopsis

Host: Katherine Linton. Featured guests: Billy Bean, Susan Sarandon, Harmony Hammond, Kathy Najimy, John Dugdale, Duane Michals, RuPaul Andre Charles.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1007, originally broadcast in April 2001. The episode begins with a segment about gays in the military. Billy Bean and Susan Sarandon provide PSAs, while the next segment spotlights Harmony Hammond's book, Lesbian Art in America. The In the News segment covers the Coalition for Equality in New Mexico and the 24th Annual Aspen Gay & Lesbian Ski Week. The next segment focuses on domestic partner violence recovery programs. The In the Arts segment covers Kathy Najimy's play, Dirty Blonde, and Quentin Crisp's Resident Alien. The Common Threads camp in Fishkill, NY is then spotlighted. The next segment profiles photographer John Dugdale and includes an interview with Duane Michals. RuPaul Andre Charles provides the episode's celebrity ID.

Episode Title:

"The Right to Love"

Synopsis

Host: Charles Busch.  Featured guests: Catie Curtis, Deborah Dickson, Kate Clinton.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 1102, 1210, 1309, 1312, 1401 and 1406 cover such subjects as health care issues in same-sex marriage, Catie Curtis, gay truckers, PFLAG, and the documentaries, Venus of Mars and Ruthie and Connie. Kate Clinton offers ideas on how to become an active member of your community, and during the interstitials, six couples discuss how they met and fell in love.

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47:47: Clip from Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House (2002)
53:51: Dolly Parton, "Here You Come Again"

Episode Title:

"Every Picture Tells a Story"

Synopsis

Host: Kate Clinton. Guests: John Scagliotti, Charles Ignacio, Katherine Linton, Anita Lo, Barbara Rick, Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury.

Summary: The first episode of season 14 begins with a trip through In the Life's early years, followed by a profile of celebrity chef Anita Lo. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Barbara Rick's documentary, In Good Conscience, about a Catholic nun countering the church's view of homosexuality. Jerry Herman is profiled in a rebroadcast of a segment originally from episode 1109. The Coming Out Stories segment features six individuals sharing their personal memories of coming out to their loved ones.

Episode Title:

"My Fair Ladies"

Synopsis

Host: Bill Brochtrup.  Featured guests: Juan Carlos Zaldívar, Harvey Fierstein, Barbara Gittings, Rosie O'Donnell.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 601, 1105, 1207, 1210 and 1302 spotlight such notable women as Ruth Peter Worth, Ann Bannon, Audre Lorde, Ruthie Berman, Connie Kurtz and Billie Jean King. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Bringing Up Babies." Maple Flagg and Lesley Gore provide PSAs during the episode.

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1:52 - 3:07: Tom Jones, "She's a Lady"
5:03 - 5:41: Danny Yates & His Orchestra, "He's My Secret Passion"
53:45 - 55:30: Shania Twain, "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"

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