In the Life Showcases Conversations with LGBT Trailblazers
February 1, 2010
This month’s episode of PBS’s In the Life, premiering February 1st, features provocative interviews with some of the most influential entertainers, activists, and allies for the LGBT movement. Highlighting some of the most powerful interviews in the show’s history, some of the topics covered include homophobia in Hollywood, the civil rights movement, and commercialism in Broadway theatre.
Independent film producer Christine Vachon discusses lesbian representation in film with her long time collaborator, Julianne Moore. Vachon, an out lesbian herself, has produced LGBT films such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Boys Don’t Cry, and Far From Heaven– films which paved the road towards acceptance through visibility.
Also featured is a segment with actress Kathleen Turner and openly gay theater legend Edward Albee, and Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Capehart with NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, who together discuss the parallels between the 1970s civil rights movement and the fight for marriage equality.
GLAAD continues to applaud this spectacular news program, which highlights pressing issues facing the LGBT community through captivating interviews with pioneers of the LGBT movement. For airtimes on your local PBS affiliate, visit In the Life’s official website. View the trailer below:
Related Posts:OUTAuction 2008
November 25, 2008
A big thank you to everyone who attended GLAAD’s 7th Annual OUTAuction this past Sunday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Close to 600 people attended the event and over $135,000 was raised!
OUTAuction is a unique event for GLAAD – a chance for art patrons, collectors, artists, celebrities and friends of GLAAD to come out and support our work while viewing and bidding on 100 pieces from both established and emerging artists.
The event drew notables like three time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Edward Albee, actor Jensen Atwood from Logo’s hit show Noah’s Arc, celebrated portrait artist Robert Risko, fashion designer and Project Runway’s Jack Mackenroth, and many more.
Attendees were able to bid on pieces through a silent and a live auction. The live auction included works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall and Herb Ritts. We were lucky enough to be assisted in displaying the pieces during the live auction by both Jensen Atwood and by Derek and Drew Riker, the subjects in the Herb Ritts piece being auctioned.
The winning bidder of the Herb Ritts piece not only got to take the original custom framed photograph home, they also got their picture taken with the Riker twins AND the twins offered up a private lunch at the last moment to help drive up the bidding price.
At the event we also announced the 2008 OUTAuction Emerging Artist winners. The winner are selected from hundreds of submissions falling into three categories - Photography, Mixed Media, and Painting/Drawing.
This year’s winners are below.
2008 Best Emerging Artist – Photography
“Birthing of Epiphany” by Troy Duham & Jeff Eason
2008 Best Emerging Artist – Painting/Drawing
“Muslim Icon” by Komail Aijazuddin
2008 Best Emerging Artist – Mixed Media
“White 2″ by Dragana Zoric
Our professional photographer will have more pictures from the event soon. For now, take a peek at some of the shots I took here.
