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Tag: Barbara Gittings

[Video] In the Life: Season 9, Episode 1004, "History & Humor"

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Alison Bechdel, Robert La Fosse, Tanya Barfield, Chatles Busch, Tom Schumacher, Ennis Smith.

Summary: The first segment focuses on gay pioneers Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny, followed by a spotlight on Alison Bechdel's Dykes to Watch Out For, whose character, Mo, provides the episode's celebrity ID. The Out Artists Speak Out segment features Robert La Fosse and Tanya Barfield, and the In the News segment covers the World March of Women and the Lambda Literary Foundation's writer's conference. The next segment is a rebroadcast of segment from episode 502 about Nazi persecution of homosexuals. The In the Arts segment covers Charles Busch's Broadway show, Tale of the Allergist's Wife, as well as the TV movie, What Makes a Family. The next segment spotlights Tom Schumacher of the Walt Disney Company. A look at Ennis Smith's work with the LIFEbeat organization follows.

[Video] In the Life: Season 9, Episode 1011, "History & Humor" [repeat]

Host: Katherine Linton.  Featured guests: Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Alison Bechdel, Robert La Fosse, Tanya Barfield, Chatles Busch, Tom Schumacher, Ennis Smith.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1004, originally broadcast January 2001. The episode spotlights such figures as Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Alison Bechdel, Robert La Fosse, Tanya Barfield, Charles Busch, Tom Schumacher and Ennis Smith.

[Video] In the Life: Season 12, Episode 1309, "Social Engineering"

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Martin Duberman, Lillian Faderman, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Harvey Fierstein, André DeShields, Judy Shepard, E. Lynn Harris.

Summary: The episode begins with a historical look at defining the term homosexuality and the overturning of the American Psychological Association's decision to declare homosexuality an illness. The Real to Reel segment spotlights Bombay Eunuch, a documentary about hijras in India. The next segment highlights McCarthyism's influence on "Don't ask, don't tell" and gay translators kicked out of the armed services. Another segment focuses on the evolution of PFLAG. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes is titled "Bringing Up Babies." André DeShields and Judy Shepard provide PSAs during the episode, and E. Lynn Harris provides the Celebrity ID.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
55:10 - 56:38: The Troggs, "Love is All Around"

[Video] In the Life: Season 12, Episode 1310, "Historical Blindness"

Host: Lesley Gore.  Featured guests: Stormé DeLarverie, Harvey Fierstein, Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones, Sam Behrens, Quentin Crisp.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 803, 1002, 1004, 1010, 1101, 1102 and 1205 spotlight Billy Strayhorn, GRIOT Circles, Romaine Brooks, Billy Tipton, Bayard Rustin, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny and Stormé DeLarverie. Harvey Fierstein's Out Takes segment is titled "Being Useful." Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones and Sam Behrens provide historical PSAs during the episode, and Quentin Crisp provides the celebrity ID.

[Video] In the Life: Season 13, Episode 1405, "Historical Blindness" [repeat]

Host: Leslie Gore.  Featured guests: Stormé DeLarverie, Harvey Fierstein, Alec Mapa, Cherry Jones, Sam Behrens, Quentin Crisp.

Summary: This episode is a rebroadcast of episode 1310, originally broadcast July 2004. The episode spotlights notable figures in LGBT history.

Note: Some audio content removed due to copyright restrictions.
55:10 - 56:37: The Troggs, "Love is All Around"

[Video] In the Life: Season 14, Episode 1511, "Pieces of History"

Host: Cherry Jones.  Featured guests: Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Ann Bancroft, Liv Arnesen.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes as well as new segments. Excerpts from episodes 901, 1004, 1009, 1101 and 1103 spotlights such subjects as Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, Ann Bancroft, Liv Arnesen, Mychal Judge, the Lesbian Herstory Archives, and the Estate Project.

[Video] In the Life: Season 20, Episode 2104, "First Class Citizens"

Featured guests: Deborah A. Batts, Jonathan Capehart, Julian Bond, Frank Kameny, Barbara Gittings.

Summary: This episode is a reversion featuring segments from previous episodes. Excerpts from episodes 905, 1004 and 1801 feature Deborah A. Batts, Jonathan Capehart, Julian Bond, Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings.

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