LGBTQIA
Documentaries covering a variety a topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Some of these listings are available outside of the library, and some have information on where to rent, purchase, or borrow.
An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture. Available on Netflix
The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials and into drugstores in record time. Available at Kansas City, Johnson County and Mid-Continent Public Libraries AND AMC and Prime Video
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, it offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion houses, from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Available at Kansas City, Johnson County and Mid-Continent Public Libraries AND Amazon
Culled from 100+ interviews conducted over 3 years in locations across Japan, Queer Japan features dozens of individuals sharing their experiences in their own words. Available on Dekkoo/Prime Video
Activists risk their lives to confront Russian leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his government-directed campaign to detain, torture and execute LGBTQ Chechens. Available on HBO and Prime Video
This list "reaches back to the late 1960s and includes recent projects from around the globe that have further broadened what kinds of LGBTQ+ stories get told, is an invitation to see how queer and straight filmmakers alike have made real-life narratives pulsate with meaning. To look at this list of documentaries is to see the commingling of the one and the many. Together they create a kaleidoscopic vision of what the queer community has looked like on the big screen".
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