Friday, March 9

4:30 PM- Reception and opening remarks

5:00 PM- Jim in Bold   

 Jim Wheeler, a young poet from a small town in Pennsylvania, committed suicide at age 19. His family and friends talk about this extraordinary, funny, and sensitive young man, but even with a great personality it didn't stop him from being teased in school. Jim's story and poems in this touching documentary are expressed in hopes that more experiences from lesbian and gay youth are shared.

6:30 PM- Shawn Burke and Executive Producer Malcom Lazin

 Q&A with the film's executive producer Malcolm Lazin and a presentation/discussion hosted by Shawn Burke about the reality of gay youth in America as well as a description of GSANI(Gay-Straight Alliance Network International) the first and only international GLBT youth-led organization in the world.

Saturday March 10

1:00 PM- Boys Don't Cry

Based on the true story of Teena Renae Brandon, born a female but identified as a heterosexual male. After being violently chased out of her hometown, she begins her life anew keeping her past a secret. She makes new friends and falls in love with a girl, until Brandon's true identity makes her subject to violence and hatred.  

3:00 PM- Talk By Father Louis Braxton

 What is the transgender experience in urban areas today? Transgender teens in urban areas face various types of violence, physical and emotional. Unfortunately, many teens are kicked out of their homes because of their gender identity. As teen homelessness rates are rising, so are the number of LBGTQ youth on the streets. Even though, LGBTQ teens make up more than 1/3rd of the homeless teen population there is a lack of safe LGBTQ shelters in cities. Carmen's place is one of the few LGBTQ shelters in New York City and Father Louis Braxton will talk about his experiences working with youth and the shelter.

4:00 PM- Gender Trouble

 The English language and culture really limits us in terms of gender terminology. One is either a male or a female, but what if you are neither? In this film, four intersex women discuss their experiences growing up in terms of how their families and the medical community treated them. All four women describe their views on gender today and how they feel about the information (or lack there of) that they were given when they were younger.

4:30 PM- Interactive Workshop

 What does it mean to be intersex? How common is intersex? In this interactive workshop, different questions from the audience will be addressed. The question-answer period will be followed by a discussion on the national and international attitudes towards intersex people and how we can expand our everyday language to be inclusive of all genders.

7:00 PM- Fire

This film takes place in Delhi, India where Sita is trapped in an arranged marriage with an unfaithful husband. Radha, Sita's sister in-law and Sita work together taking care of their sick mother in-law Biji. As they Sita and Radha both spend time together, they discover a love for each other, but this love has many obstacles to overcome as do other loves in the film. Fire reveals different levels of homophobia, racism, and sexism that people have, but how quickly love can eradicate all of these things.

9:00 PM- Presentation and Activism

Amnesty International's OUTfront will discuss current LGBTQ human rights violations in India and the world. Governments around the world beat, imprison, and kill people because of sexual orientation or gender identity. What is being done about this? What can be done about this? Ideas and support for new and well-established international LGBTQ activists will be provided.

Sunday, March 11

4:00 PM- Do I Look Fat?

 This film takes a look into the gay community's attitude on fat. What is the body image of gay men expected to be from within and outside the community? How has this expectation affected men? This film interviews seven different men who have had to deal with different eating disorders and it discusses the relationship between eating disorders and homophobia, sexism, and HIV/ AIDS, among other things.

5:00 PM- Discussion

 How does the media and American culture affect the way the LGBTQ community views itself? Explore the issues involving body image, race, and consumerism in relation to the LGBTQ community, and transforming cultural expectations of the LGBTQ community.