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16th Season

Starts October 2007

A Festival of Film

September 2008 (00:57:10)

A collation of stories from the world of film: The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival; a revisit with the students in It's Elementary; Pratibha Parmar's cinematic celebration of food, family, and lesbian love; Margaret Cho exploding the "gay" bomb; gender-queer, trans Canadian punk rock band, The Cliks; and a retrospective interview with director John Schlesinger and Charles Busch.
 

Talking It Out

August 2008 (00:56:10)

This month's IN THE LIFE, Talking it Out, expands its popular "A Conversation With..." series to a full hour pairing Camille Paglia with Sandra Bernhard; Michael Billy with Richard Kim; and Dr. Marjorie Hill with Wilson Cruz, to explore ideas, personalities, and challenges from the LGBT experience.
 

Encore: Inside Out

July 2008 (00:00:00)

Hosted by Tony-award winning actor, Cherry Jones, this month's Encore IN THE LIFE, "Inside Out", features a collection of stories, including, A Call to Duty, that looks at the army's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy through the experience of one person who had to go back into "the closet" in order to reenlist following the events of 9/11; Madame Speaker, recounting Christine Quinn's historic rise as the first woman - and openly gay one - in the predominantly male maelstrom of New York City politics to becoming the most influential legislator in the city's government; and a Real to Reel that recounts the hysteria that swept Smith College in 1960, when three gay professors were ensnared in an undercover sting operation, through the film: "The Great Pink Scare."

 

Leading the Way

June 2008 (00:57:26)

IN THE LIFE's June Pride show, "Leading the Way," celebrates people, places, and events that display the remarkable courage and diversity found with the ranks of the LGBT community: being "out" in Nepal, in the world of Grand Opera, and on Broadway; and also featuring A Conversation With... Judy Shepard, reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the death of her son, Matthew.
 

Encore: Voices of Pride

May 2008 (00:00:00)

This May, IN THE LIFE celebrates its 15th Anniversary Gay Pride episode! John Amaechi returns to IN THE LIFE as host of "Voices of Pride."
 

Challenging Convention

April 2008 (00:00:00)

This month, IN THE LIFE presents, "Challenging Convention," which features a conversation with actress Kathleen Turner and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee. Other stories include a look at the controversial children's book And Tango Makes Three; what it was like to come out in Poland during the ultra-conservative rule of the Kaczynski brothers; and an exploration of the tight-knit communities that develop at gay campgrounds.

 

Voices of Sisterhood

March 2008 (00:56:37)

Always at the forefront of the modern LGBT movement, women have shaped its perception and given it voice. This month's IN THE LIFE, Voices of Sisterhood, celebrates Women's History Month with a collection of stories honoring the struggles, triumphs, and art of LGBT women around the world.
 

A Visible History

February 2008 (00:56:27)

From Larry Kramer to Audre Lorde, this month's IN THE LIFE, A Visible History, celebrates the extraordinary people and places that have defined the history, and charted the course, of the LGBT communities.

 

Wide Stance

January 2008 (00:57:56)

IN THE LIFE's January episode, Wide Stance, will feature a diverse collection of stories, from a look at a film that examines biblical language about homosexuality, to a photo essay of men dancing together. We'll hear what it's like to be a gay rapper, take an unflinching and historical look at public sex and entrapment, through the lens of the Senator Larry Craig scandal. Throughout the show, the ever-controversial Margaret Cho, and lesbian comic Kate Clinton, will go head-to-head in conversation.
 

Building On The Past

December 2007 (00:56:04)

Watch IN THE LIFE as it celebrates its amazing archive by looking back at some of the people and places the series has introduced you to over the past 16 seasons.

 

 
 

Encore: Breaking New Ground

November 2007 (00:56:56)

Hosted by Anthony Rapp, this months episode looks at the history of women in ACT UP, comic book creator Phil Jimenez and the compelling documentary 'The Congregation.'

 

Season Premiere "A New Look"

October 2007 (00:57:59)

For the series' 16th season premiere, IN THE LIFE reveals a new look, new stories, and a new face. In this episode, the show's stories take you to church, into the kitchen, back to the 1950's and into the world of plastic surgery and body corrections, both traditional and on the black market.