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Contents:

• GAY USA: ARTHUR BRSAN’S DOCU, SHOT ON ONE DAY
• 'GAY USA,' THE HISTORIC 1977 FILM, IS NOW ON VIMEO
• GAY USA
• BUZZFEED PRI: GAY USA
• A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP
• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

GAY USA: ARTHUR BRSAN’S DOCU, SHOT ON ONE DAY

Like the semal documentary Word is Out, Gay USA was a llective productn, ma unr the banner of Artists Uned for Gay Rights. In the wake of the Miami feat of a gay rights iative on June 7, Brsan cid to jo the San Francis monstratn at Cy Hall.

'GAY USA,' THE HISTORIC 1977 FILM, IS NOW ON VIMEO

), g their paras to document an emergg gay nscns. If Word is Out explor personal liv and private experienc, Gay USA ptur munal excement.

In Gay USA, Brsan orchtrat a diversy of life styl: lbians, sympathetic straight fai, drag queens, profsnals, youths, ex-prisoners, dyk on bik, blacks, school teachers, anti-gay dissenters.

GAY USA

A proponent for repealg laws agast gays is juxtaposed wh an anti-abortnist who supports Ana Bryant. A statement by a young gay Catholic, who voic his prott agast Church polici, is followed by a fundamentalist cg the Bible for nmng homosexualy as an “unnatural way of livg.

“Dyk on Bik” lead off the procsn, followed by thoands of women sportg banners: “We are your teachers, ” “Gay, Alive and Healthy, ” and “Remember the Wch Hunts. The film picks up further momentum wh the “Are You Gay” sequence, which a handheld trackg mera, cuttg om rponse to rponse, chronicl a diversy of reactns, rangg om “I don’t thk I n classify myself” to “that’s none of your bs.

The kaleidospic visn imparted by Gay USA b some ivolo joy wh more ser attus. Even an environment such as San Francis, where gay guys n openly pursue a “ee” life, there still is timidatn, abe, and vlence.

BUZZFEED PRI: GAY USA

Brsan dit Gay USA to him and clos wh a memorial at Cy Hall. Brsan’s iologil and athetic ntrasts unrle the differenc wh the gay muny on var issu, cludg cross-drsg, drag for fun, and so on. Jotly, Word Is Out and Gay USA reflected the polics of a rapidly growg gay mory, wh each film givg a platform and propagatg voic long nied accs to the mass media due to bigotry and opprsn.

Unfortunately, when ially aired on Public TV, the two documentari were mostly seen by gay viewers, ultimately failg to realize their potential as nscns-raisg tools outsi of the gay muny. 's historic documentary Gay USA. Rtored by the UCLA Film & Televisn Archive llaboratn wh Framele and Outft, Gay USA is the first Amerin feature-length documentary by and about LGBTQ+ people.

A GAY GIRL’S GUI TO THE 2023 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP

(bt known for his 1985 gay drama Buddi) mobilized mera crews across the untry to document the natnal Gay Freedom Day march June of 1977. One of the pneers of pennt gay cema the 1970s and '80s, Brsan, Jr.

For Gay USA, he mobilized mera crews across the untry to document the natnal Gay Freedom Day march June of 1977. The film nveys the passn, anger, and fiant optimism of a muny unr attack ( that month of June 1977 alone: California's anti-gay Briggs Iniative had jt been announced, Ana Bryant's vic homophobia had helped repeal Miami's gay rights ordance, and a gay man named Robert Hillsborough had only days earlier been the victim of a fatal gay-bashg San Francis).

A remarkable muny portra, Gay USA illtrat the triumphant power of love and pri.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Betifully rtored by the UCLA Film & Televisn Archive llaboratn wh Framele and Outft, Gay USA is the first Amerin feature-length documentary by and about LGBTQ+ people. Gay USA nveys the passn, anger, and fiant optimism of a muny unr attack ( that month of June 1977 alone: California's anti-gay Briggs Iniative had jt been announced, Ana Bryant's vic homophobia had helped repeal Miami's gay rights ordance, and a gay man named Robert Hillsborough had only days earlier been the victim of a fatal gay-bashg San Francis). Brsan weav d of some of those homophobic voic and giv an overview of historil homophobia, cludg an acunt of gays and the Holot - and then illtrat the triumphant power of love and pri.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

In addn to the magnificent cross-sectn of footage om the march San Francis, New York, Los Angel, Chigo, San Diego, and Philalphia, Gay USA also giv a fantastic look at rare footage shot by Lilli Vcenz of the very first gay pri para New York Cy 1970 (which was then known as Christopher Street Liberatn Day) as well as showg Brsan's own prevly shot footage om San Francis's first major gay pri celebratn 1972. As an timated 250, 000 celebrants enjoy the 1977 ftivi San Francis (more than double the attendance of the prev year), Brsan's mera crews terview dozens of atten who share their stori - the lbian uple who fled the homophobia of Wicha; the self-proclaimed androgyno hermaphrode who scrib feelg "like a whole person stead of jt half a person;" the olr straight woman ally who explas that, "Whenever anyone group our society is attacked, we all mt e to their aid;" and the irristible guy standg the middle of Market Street who proclaims: "Today I'm more than gay, I'm jubilant.

Gay USA's natnwi release, after s Augt 1977 San Francis premiere, brought imag of out and proud LGBTQ+ people to ci across the untry. Jt a few months later, Harvey Milk was sworn as a San Francis Supervisor, beg one of the first openly gay people elected to public office and liverg a triumphant ncln to that harrowg year.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Gay USA offers a vibrant and betiful snapshot of an credible year LGBTQ+ history and nveys a powerful msage of hope to ntemporary viewers.

In rponse to the San Francis Hillsborough slayg and Florida’s repeal of homosexual anti-famatn legislatn, rerd numbers of people took to the streets natnwi peaceful protts.

Morz) Gay USA / 1977. the Matt Meltzer scrib “asi om the vaguely homoerotic elements of. "As a mother, I know that homosexuals nnot blogilly reproduce.