Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago
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Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.
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Quearborn & Perversion
Type: Featurette • Published 2009-10-07
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November 1, 2007
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- Director
- Ron Pajak
- Original Title
- Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Production Studios
- Chicago History Museum, Ron Pajak
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Ron Pajak
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Ron Pajak
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What is Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago about?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.
Who directed Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago was directed by Ron Pajak.
Who stars in Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago?
The principal cast of Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago includes Studs Terkel, Chuck Renslow, Valerie Taylor, Marge Summit, Jim Flint.
When was Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago released and how long is it?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.