Year
2001
Show#
21
Description
Gay and Lesbian victims from Sept. 11th remembered; US Surgeon General David Satcher & Cornelious Baker speak out on 20 years of AIDS; Top 20 GLBT of 20th century; Playwrite David Drake; Drag queen Divas from Denmark!
Show Information
Hosts Jacob Mikow and Holly Landau honor those in the gay and lesbian community that lost their lives in the September 11th terrorist attacks. Other news highlights current Swedish attitudes on
homosexuality, the Bush administration's appointment of a gay man as ambassador to Romania, and the controversy over providing condoms and lube, via hidden birdhouses, in a Copenhagen, Denmark public park. Viewers won't want to miss DC drag
persona, Cookie Buffet, when she visits what could be the last Wigstock drag extravaganza in NYC. Plus, GNN cameras visit Virginia's Cox Family Farm to investigate the haunting of their fall pumpkin patch by Christian conservatives. In this
episode's first feature, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher and Cornelius Baker Executive Director of Whitman Walker health clinic speak out on two decades of AIDS and the importance of continuing to fight the spread of the disease. GNN is
also proud to be the first GLBT TV show in the nation to air a new public service announcement (PSA), "20 years of AIDS is Enough." The one minute video is the result of the work of 12 leading AIDS Service Organizations from around the
country, including; the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, the NAMES Project Foundation, the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the National Minority AIDS Council, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and others. Next, playwright
David Drake tells us about the kiss that changed his life and his autobiographical play 'The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me." Watch Drake's stellar stage performances and clips from the film made from the play that recently toured film
festivals across the nation. Also view avideo montage of the "The 20 Most Popular Lesbian and Gay Films of the 20th Century" compiled from a survey distributed by GLAAD and sponsored by Absolute Vodka. The clips include
Bound, Boys on the Side, Beautiful Thing and My Beautiful Launderette. The final film selections were provided by Frameline Distribution. Viewers are invited to vote on their favorite films on GNN's web site at WWW.GayNewsNetwork.ORG.
Finally, find out why going out on Tuesday nights in Copenhagen, Denmark is always a drag! GNN producers Randy Legesky and Joe Liberatore
visit a straight nightclub, Rosie Magees, directly across from the world famous Tivoli Garden. They get close-up and personal with the cabaret drag act "Pop Star Divas."
Viewers won't want to miss the fabulous costumes and glorious voices from the Tuesday night weekly Danish treat!
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