Pride Denied: Homonationalism & the Future of Queer Politics, color HD, documentary, 61 minutes 2016. Dir. Kami Chisholm. Distributed by Media Eduation Foundation and Vtape.



FILM SYNOPSIS

Many North American LGBTQ pride events initially emerged out of sites of revolt and resistance— such as the anti-police riots at the Stonewall Inn in NYC in 1969 and the protests that began after police bathhouse raids in Toronto 1981. Today, however, PRIDE™ is big business. Non-profits formed for the purpose of hosting pride events in cities such as Toronto, San Francisco, and New York sport multinational corporations as sponsors alongside multi-million dollar budgets. But where and how is this money spent? And to what ends? In Pride Denied, Toronto activists and artists call for a return to prioritizing political activism and community support that characterized the emergence of the contemporary LGBT rights movement more than 40 years ago.

Brilliant and engaging interview subjects featured in Pride Denied include: community activists, artists, and educators Monica Forrester, Chanelle Gallant, Akio Maroon, Kim Katrin Milan, Tim McCaskell, Anna Rekhviashvili, and Gein Wong; and activist-academics such as Ryan Conrad, Christina Hanhardt, Natalie Kouri-Towe, Jasbir Puar, and Dean Spade.

To keep up to date with the film, and participate in ongoing discussions about queer and trans politics and resistance, join the Pride Denied Facebook group.

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OTHER DISTRIBUTION

Institutions such as libraries and universities can purchase or rent this film from Vtape (Canada) and Media Eduation Foundation (US and rest of world).