Actress Michelle Clunie Says, “Approve 71”
October 27, 2009
Michelle Clunie, an actress and activist, released a video today that encourages Washington voters to Approve Referendum 71 and get involved with the campaign.
“It’s just wrong,” Clunie says about the attempt to take away the protections that Washington’s domestic partnership law provides to lesbian and gay couples.Watch Actress/Activist Michelle Clunie on Approve 71 here.
Washington voters have until Tuesday to mark their ballots, “Approved,” stamp and sign the envelope and mail them. Washington voters should not delay and mail their ballots today to help ensure Referendum 71 is approved.
Michelle Clunie
When Clunie called the Referendum 71 campaign last week and asked, “What can I do to help?” GLAAD’s Senior Media Strategist Adam Bass began working with her to develop a video message to voters in Washington encouraging them to get involved in the campaign and cast their ballots. Her video today is the results of that work between Clunie, GLAAD and the Referendum 71 campaign.
Related Posts:GLAAD Screening in Los Angeles: Hannah Free
October 22, 2009
Sharon Gless, star of Cagney & Lacey and Queer as Folk, stars in Hannah Free, a moving lesbian love story spanning decades. There will be a special screening for GLAAD members at the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills on Friday, Oct. 23rd at 9:40pm. A percentage of every ticket will go toward supporting GLAAD’s programmatic work.
Gless stars as Hannah, a lesbian WWII veteran who is in a nursing home. The film follows her lifelong relationship with her lover, Rachel, a widow with two children. The story takes place in present day, there are frequent flashbacks that depict Hannah and Rachel’s romantic but often tumultuous relationship in a small farming town in Michigan. Although Hannah and Rachel’s love remains constant, the two take different paths in life—Hannah is open about her sexuality and travels the world, while Rachel marries a man and raises her two children. Sharon Gless gives a remarkable performance as Hannah, a no-frills, fearless strong lesbian unafraid to fly in the face of the limited role society had for women in the 1940s. Hannah Free tells a classic story of a romance that endures despite societal and personal obstacles.
Hannah Free is directed by Wendy Jo Carlton and written by Claudia Allen, who will be present at the screening, along with Sharon Gless and other members of the cast. GLAAD’s Director of Entertainment Media, Taj Paxton, will lead a Q & A session following the screening. The films runs through October 29th at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3, which is located at 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or on the Laemmle website.
Note: This post was written by Entertainment Media Intern Lauran Mattia
Related Posts:Hannah Free, starring Sharon Gless, Closes Frameline Film Fest This Weekend
June 25, 2009
Sharon Gless, star of Cagney & Lacey and Queer as Folk, stars in Hannah Free, a moving lesbian love story spanning decades which will be the gala closing night film at Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival on June 28 before screening at other festivals around the country.
Gless stars as the older Hannah, who as a girl growing up in a small Midwestern town fell deeply in love with another girl named Rachel. As the girls grew older, the took different paths: Hannah passionately embraced her sexual orientation, while Rachel became a strong but quiet homemaker. Yet through marriage, World War II and other trials, the two women maintained their love affair. Hannah Free is directed by Wendy Jo Carlton and written by Claudia Allen (based on her acclaimed stage play).
Gless and Rosie O’Donnell will be on hand to present the film, along with the rest of the film’s cast.
To purchase tickets for the Hannah Free and the closing night party, please visit the Frameline website. For additional screening information, including Outfest, visit the film’s official website.
Hannah Free
Frameline Closing Night Film
Castro Theatre
Sunday, June 28 at 7:30pm
