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Still from Ballerina Boys premiering Friday, June 4 at 9pm on KQED 9.
KQED is proud to celebrate LGBTQ Heritage Month starting in June with a special TV programming lineup. Premiere dates are listed below.
KQED 9
11pm Patient No More
Queer women are not statistically safe, but there are medical spaces that have been crafted so that they can be treated with the same dignity as any other patient.
Patient No More explores the barriers LGBTQ+ women navigate across health care systems, and how the never-ending hunt for affirming care affects their lives.
Still from Man in An Orange Shirt
Thurs, 6/3
9:30pm Man in An Orange Shirt on Masterpiece
All-volunteer organization,
Safe Schools Desert Cities has been empowering local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex youth (LGBTQI+), their allies and GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) advisors since 2012. The organization works to create opportunities that foster individual growth as well as create community. These goals are achieved by providing education, guidance, advocacy, resources, recreational activities and opportunities for self-expression.
While the organization has been mostly dark during distance learning, Safe School plans to resume all its normal operations when school reopens. This will include events like the
Pride Prom, the
Rainbow Youth Summit and connecting with GSA advisors.
The organization provides one liaison to each school district, periodically meeting with the schools’ GSA advisors, learning about the needs of the schools and providing a calendar of events. Safe Schools also provides financial support for T-shirts, backpacks and o