'Wisconsin Pride,' new documentary on the LGBTQ+ experience in the state, will screen at Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre
"Wisconsin Pride," a documentary sharing the often-hidden history of the LGBTQ+ experience in Wisconsin, will screen in a red-carpet event at the Oriental Theatre June 9, before airing on public television statewide later in the month.
The two-hour documentary, a collaboration between PBS Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Society, is showing for free as part of the Community Cinema Initiative of Milwaukee Film, the nonprofit that operates the Oriental and which is co-hosting the event with PBS Wisconsin. To reserve a free ticket for the screening, go to mkefilm.org/pride.
The filmmakers will be in attendance at the screening, set for 7 p.m. June 9.
According to PBS Wisconsin, the first hour of the documentary explores diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in Wisconsin from before European colonization of the state through the 19th and 20th centuries. The movie's second half focuses on how people in Wisconsin built a movement to challenge LGBTQ+ harassment and injustice long before such efforts received national attention.
The documentary draws from R. Richard Wagner's two-volume history published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press (“We’ve Been Here All Along: Early Gay History in Wisconsin” and “Coming Out, Moving Forward: Wisconsin’s Recent Gay History”).
PBS Wisconsin, the network of public TV stations around the state, and Milwaukee's PBS station, WMVS-TV (Channel 10) are airing "Wisconsin Pride" at 7 p.m. June 20. The documentary also will be available for streaming on the PBS App on Smart TVs and all streaming devices starting June 1.
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