VIDEOS – FOR DISCUSSION GROUPS

Before Night Falls a true story based on the life of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas' struggle to be gay in Cuba.  Instructive that people here face similar oppression as that faced in "totalitarian" countries.

Far From Heaven Academy award winner for best actress Julianne Moore stars in a story about a married couple who seem to be living "in heaven" but as it turns are "far from heaven" as the reality of social oppression of the husband's gay sexual orientation affects all parts of their life. Set during the civil rights struggle in America, their struggle is compared to the struggle of African Americans. A fantastic film, nominated for five Academy awards.

The Life and Times of Harvey Milk the true story of a gay municipal politician in Los Angelos who is murdered as a consequence of his struggle to bring gay rights to his life and times.

Get Real a comedy, boy meets boy, boy likes boy, school's out and so is he. Sundance Film Fest winner.

But I'm A Cheerleader a satirical comedy about a lesbian teenager whose parents send her away to be re-programmed.  At the correctional facility where she's sent she meets a girl, falls in love, and learns to live with integrity in the face of oppression. Very funny, if sometimes bitter humour.

Billy Elliot a film in which a boy's struggle to be true to his identity is set against the struggle of Britain's coal miners to assert working class dignity in the face of violent Thatcherite oppression.

Spirit Connection, August 17, 2003 GC38 shows extracts from debates in the commissions, including debate on the same-sex marriage petition.

First comes love, then comes marriage? – Spirit Connection, May 2004 - From newlywed bliss to seasoned harmony - marriage through the eyes of  three couples.  With the divorce rate up, and more people choosing to live common-law,  what continues to draw couples to the altar, and why are same-sex couples eager to be included? What are some of the blessings and some of the pitfalls of getting married today? What is the glue that holds couples together? Find out if these three duos have the answers