Black nations/queer nations? : lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora / produced and directed by Shari Frilot.

On March 9, 1995 an historic conference took place in New York City about the state of affairs among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people of African descent. What resulted will shape debates around race, gender, sexuality and sexual practice well into the next century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Widgins, Wayman Lamont (Composer)
Corporate Author: Third World Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Frilot, Shari (Film producer, Film director)
Erskine, Lewis (Film editor)
Hemphill, Essex (Commentator)
Mercer, Kobena, 1960- (Commentator)
Smith, Barbara, 1946- (Commentator)
Vaid, Urvashi (Commentator)
Alexander, Jacqui (Commentator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: New York : Third World Newsreel, [2008?]
Subjects:
Gay people, Black > Social conditions.
Lesbians, Black > Social conditions.
Bisexual people > Social conditions.
Transgender people > Social conditions.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African American gays > Social conditions.
Black people > Social conditions.
Gays > Social conditions.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora
Black nations, queer nations?
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On March 9, 1995 an historic conference took place in New York City about the state of affairs among lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people of African descent. What resulted will shape debates around race, gender, sexuality and sexual practice well into the next century.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Running time on disc label and container erroneously listed as 59 minutes.
Call Number:HQ76.25 .B58 2008 VideoDVD
Credits:Edited by Lewis Erskine ; original music composed and performed by Wayman Lamont Widgins.
System Details:DVD-R, NTSC, all regions, 4:3 presentation, Dolby digital 2.0; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Participant or Performer:
Featuring: Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvashi Vaid, Jacqui Alexander.