Pride Divide Explained

Pride Divide
Director:	Paris Poirier
Producer:	Karen Kiss
Editing:	Mary Beth Bresoulin
Runtime:	57 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Pride Divide is a 1997 documentary film directed by Paris Poirier. It examines the issues within the LGBT community relating to apparent divisions between lesbians and gay men.^[1]

Participants

• Joan Jett Blakk
• Kate Clinton
• Martin Duberman
• Lillian Faderman
• Barbara Gittings^[2]
• Michael Goff
• Harry Hay
• Simon LeVay
• JoAnn Loulan
• Michael Musto
• Joan Nestle
• Ann Northropp
• Camille Paglia
• Sarah Pettit
• Catherine Saalfield
• Sarah Schulman
• Michelangelo Signorile
• Rose Troche^[3]

Reception

Pride Divide won the aGLIFF Award at the 1997 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival. In 1999, it won the Gold Apple award from the National Educational Media Network.^[4] Writing for Variety, Ken Eisner called the film brave and entertaining.

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. News: Eisner . Ken . Pride Divide Review . . 1997-08-18 . 2008-02-05.
2. Web site: Pride Divide . FILMAKERS LIBRARY . 2008-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020045833/http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/PrideDivide.htm . 2007-10-20 . dead .
3. News: Pride Divide Credits . . 2008-02-05.
4. Web site: Awards for Pride Divide . . 2008-02-01 .