Exclusive: Disney+ announce docuseries about the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in the US
Disney+ has announced the release date for PRIDE, a six-part documentary series chronicling the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.
Six renowned LGBTQ+ directors explore “heroic and heartbreaking” stories that define America as a nation in the series, which hails from Emmy Award-winning Killer Films and Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize-winning VICE Studios.
The limited series explores the FBI surveillance of homosexuals during the 1950s Lavendar Scare to the “Culture Wars” of the 1990s, as well as the queer legacy of the Civil Rights movement and battle for marriage equality.
Yance Ford and
Ro Haber as they examine the history of LGBTQ pride from the 1950s through the 2000s. Watch the
Pride first look below.
Pride First Look
Directors Tom Kalin, Andrew Ahn, Cheryl Dunye, Anthony Caronna, Alex Smith, Yance Ford and Ro Haberdive step in front of the camera for the FX first look at
Pride, to explain the significance of the documentary and its historic subject, and how the fight is still ongoing today, with the battle for transgender rights still being waged.
“This is the story of America. There’s no place for complacency, we need to know our history,” executive producer and showrunner
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