Pride of the Ocean Making History with 2 Benefit Film Screenings

THE 1ST AT SAN FRANCISCO’S HISTORIC ROXIE THEATER

On November 11, 2017, join director John Scagliotti, at the historic Roxie Theater in San Francisco, the oldest continuously operated cinema in the United States, for a screening of his latest film, Before Homosexuals, which will be benefitting the GLBT Historical Society, which will be one of the archival institutions on Pride of the Ocean’s special Saving History cruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas from February 25 – March 4, 2018, cruising the Western Caribbean from Ft Lauderdale. Click here or on the button below to learn more about the screening.

“Before Homosexuals” is dedicated to the late Dr. Louis Crompton, whose pioneering work in bringing GLBT history into colleges and universities has helped to bring our culture out of the shadows. Crompton’s book “Homosexuality and Civilization” is a powerful record of gay, lesbian, and transgender histories from around the world.

Joining John will be Pat Tetreault, Founding Director of the LGBTQA+ Resource Center & Assistant Director in Student Involvement at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Close friend and colleague to the late Dr. Louis Crompton, Pat worked closely with both Louis Crompton and Luis Diaz-Perdomo to improve policies, procedures, and the climate at UNL. She also administers the Drs. Crompton & Luis Diaz-Perdomo Scholarship fund, which is awarded on an annual basis to a student at UNL.

The 32-year-old GLBT Historical Society maintains one of the largest collections of LGBTQ historical material in the world, including approximately 1,000 hours of film and video, 1,000 hours of recorded sound, and more than 500 oral histories. The society also sponsors San Francisco’s GLBT History Museum. This event will support the society’s video and film assets, including its oral history and digitizing projects.

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THE 2ND AT FORT LAUDERDALE’S HISTORIC GATEWAY THEATER

On December 2, 2017, join director John Scagliotti, at the historic Gateway Theater in Fort Lauderdale, continuously operated since 1951, for a screening of his latest film, Before Homosexuals, which will be benefitting the Stonewall Museum, which will be one of the archival institutions on Pride of the Ocean’s special Saving Historycruise on the Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas from February 25 – March 4, 2018, cruising the Western Caribbean from Ft Lauderdale. Click here or on the button below to learn more about the screening.

The Stonewall National Museum & Archives promotes understanding through preserving and sharing the proud culture of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their significant role in American society.

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