(this particular special did not have a full episode on the YouTube channel for me to embed. Check In The Life's website for full episode- can be downloaded. link is at the bottom of this post.) Episode Summary... Over 500,000 children in the United States are in foster care. More than 100,000 children await adoption. Despite this growing need, four states restrict … [Read more...] about Nov 2009- An IN THE LIFE Special Presentation: Preacher’s Sons
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October 2009- *Season Premiere* In The Life episode “Living on the Margins”
About this season... IN THE LIFEs 18th Season premieres this October with a slate of timely and provocative episodes, including a look at LGBT activist organizations, including Queers For Economic Justice, that work to challenge racial and economic injustice; a special presentation of Preachers Sons, a stirring documentary about gay adoption; a report on the recent advances … [Read more...] about October 2009- *Season Premiere* In The Life episode “Living on the Margins”
August 2009- In The Life episode “Coming Together”
Episode Summary This August, IN THE LIFE concludes its Summer of Stonewall series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots with “Coming Together,” a look at how LGBT art and culture has shaped and inspired the movement. Caffe Cino Credited as the first Off-Off-Broadway theatre, Caffe Cino began in 1958 as a Greenwich Village coffee house with a … [Read more...] about August 2009- In The Life episode “Coming Together”
July 2009- In The Life episode “Civil Disobedience”
This July, IN THE LIFE is proud to present part II of its Summer of Stonewall series celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Stonewall Riots, “Civil Disobedience.” We don’t know for sure what happened when police officers raided the Stonewall Inn. What is known is that on that historic night, when LGBT patrons united to fight back against harassment and brutality, a … [Read more...] about July 2009- In The Life episode “Civil Disobedience”
April 2009 episode of IN THE LIFE title “Revising Gender”
As a heterosexual, married woman, I was at first reluctant to take on this partnership with IN THE LIFE. This is my second month reviewing the show, and my hope is that we can begin to break down some barriers through open, respectful, and insightful discussions. As the saying goes 'we fear what we don't understand' I encourage all of my readers to engage in this monthly … [Read more...] about April 2009 episode of IN THE LIFE title “Revising Gender”