Coming out under fire. [videorecording (DVD)]

Coming out under fire. [videorecording (DVD)]

Publication Date
: 
2005

Publication Information
: 
[S.l.] : New Video Group,

Physical Description
: 
1 videodisc (ca. 71 mins.), + 1 booklet.

Subject Term
: 
Gay men -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
 
Lesbians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
 
Documentary films.

Series
: 
ARTHUR DONG COLLECTION
 
ARTHUR DONG COLLECTION.

Additional Contributors
: 
Dong, Arthur E.
 
Bérubé, Allan.

Summary
: 
Documentary film uncovers the World War II origins of military regulations that labeled homosexuals as mentally ill and "sex perverts." Nine gay and lesbian veterans recount how they joined the patriotic war against fascism in the 1940s only to find themselves fighting two battles: one for their country and another for their right to serve.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780767080903

General Note
: 
DVD.
 
Based on the book Coming out under fire: the history of gay men and women in World War Two, by Allan Berube.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
Gander (GGR)Adult NFic DVDAdult Non-Fiction DVD306.766 C73Checked In