Word Is Out: Stories of Some of Our Lives
1977 · Peter Adair, Nancy Adair, Andrew Brown, Rob Epstein, Lucy Massie Phenix, Veronica Selver (The Mariposa Film Group) · 124 min · Documentary, Biography, History · United States Classic
Spoken in English
Subtitled in English
A mosaic of interviews with 26 gay and lesbian individuals who describe their experiences coming out, falling in and out of love, and struggling against prejudice and discriminatory laws, "Word Is Out" is the first feature-length documentary about queer identity made by queer filmmakers. These interviewees include poet…
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