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Tag: Larry Kramer

Featured guests:  Lady Bunny, Larry Kramer.

Summary:  Larry Kramer speaks with Lady Bunny for the "A Conversation with" segment of Episode 1809, "40th Anniversary of Stonewall."


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Hosts: Karen Williams, Garrett Glaser.  Featured guests: Marian Stone, Michael Jenkins, Pat Schroeder, Bob Hattoy, Nancy Pelosi, Paul Wellstone, David Mixner, Larry Kramer, Martina Navratilova, Tim McFeeley, Urvashi Vaid, Jesse Jackson, Doug Stevens and the Outband, Holly Near, Betty, Lea DeLaria, Kate Clinton, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Romanovsky & Phillips, Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, Patti Austin, RuPaul, Judith Light, Kathy Najimy, Cybill Shepherd, Ian McKellen, Lorna Luft.

Summary: The first season concludes with an entire episode devoted to the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation, a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on April 25, 1993. Organizers estimated one million attended the March. Karen Williams and Garrett Glaser host the coverage, with clips of celebrities, dancing, marchers, politicians, and organization leaders. One segment spotlights gay civil rights organizations, and the President Clinton's Support segment includes an interview with Bob Hattoy and a speech from Nancy Pelosi. Other speeches include Senator Paul Wellstone, David Mixner, Larry Kramer, Martina Navratilova, Tim McFeeley and Urvashi Vaid. More highlights include a "One in Ten" art exhibit about AIDS, a Harvey Milk memorial, a vigil at the Holocaust Museum, a choir singing, a mass wedding and a same-sex parents meeting. Entertainment clips include musical and stand-up comedy performances, with surprise performances from Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, Patti Austin, and RuPaul. The episode features archival footage for a history of activism segment. Celebrity supporters shown in this episode include Judith Light, Martina Navratilova, Melissa Etheridge, Sir Ian McKellen, Kathy Najimy, Cybill Sherpherd and Lorna Luft.

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19:58 - 20:37: RuPaul, "Supermodel."

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

Summary: 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."

Host: Sharon Gless.  Featured guests: Howard Grossman, Ron Valdiserri, Larry Kramer.

Summary: The final episode of season 13 begins with a segment examining how perceptions of AIDS have changed over time, the seriousness of the crisis and new HIV treatments. The next segment is about methamphetamine use in the LGBT community, particularly relating to the increased risk of contracting HIV. Another segment spotlights homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles and New York City, highlighting their struggles and HIV risk. The Real to Reel segment is about Of Men and Gods, a Haitian documentary that explores the nature of homosexual orientation within the context of voodoo and the shadow of AIDS.

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.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
54:02 - 55:20: The 5 Stairsteps, "O-o-h Child."

Host: Sharon Gless.  Featured guests: Howard Grossman, Ron Valdiserri, Larry Kramer.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1412, which originally broadcast September 2005. It begins with a segment examining how perceptions of AIDS have changed over time, the seriousness of the crisis and new HIV treatments. The next segment is about methamphetamine use in the LGBT community, particularly relating to the increased risk of contracting HIV. Another segment spotlights homeless LGBT youth in Los Angeles and New York City, highlighting their struggles and HIV risk. The Real to Reel segment is about Of Men and Gods, a Haitian documentary that explores the nature of homosexual orientation within the context of voodoo and the shadow of AIDS.

Featured guest:  Larry Kramer.

Summary:  This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 201, 905, 1009, 1202, 1207 and 1309 include spotlights on Vito Russo, the history of LGBT community centers, early scientific debates over LGBT issues, gay parents, the COLAGE organization, Larry Kramer, and the film, Parting Glances.

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54:52 - 56:09: The Mermen, "With No Definite Future And No Purpose Other Than To Prevail Somehow..."

Featured guestsLady Bunny, Larry Kramer, Gilbert Baker.

Summary:  The episode begins with a segment about how the LGBT movement has developed in the forty years since the Stonewall Riots. The next segment focuses on early and modern pioneers of queer communication, from early independent press publications to blogs. Another segment is about LGBT youth service providers and issues related to today's young LGBT community. The A Conversation with… segment features Wigstock founder Lady Bunny and activist Larry Kramer discussing gays in the White House, the state of activism, and the importance of teaching LGBT history to future generations. Rainbow flag creator Gilbert Baker is also profiled.

Related videos:

Lady Bunny interviews Larry Kramer [unedited]

Interview with Gilbert Baker [unedited]

 

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