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In Celebration of Lesbian Visibility Week
Join the GLBT Historical Society in partnership with The Roxie Theater and Bay Area Lesbian Archives for a screening of the documentary, “Sally!”, followed by a post-show discussion on the importance of archiving lesbian lives, triumphs, and activism.
$15 admission; Discounted $7 tickets for GLBT HistoricalSociety Members
“Sally!” the feature documentary begins with Sally Gearhart at the height of her powers in the 1970s. She was one of second-wave feminism’s most beloved icons, penned a cult classic fantasy novel about a female utopia and fought one of history’s greatest battles for queer rightsshoulder-to-shoulder with Harvey Milk. But fast forward to 2008 and Sally has been largely forgotten by history—not to mention erased from the Hollywood film “Milk.” Yet rather than simply resurrecting her legacy and glorifying one woman’s story, “Sally!” now takes a more collectivist turn. The film traces Sally’s life trajectory through the eyes of the exceptional womenwho fought for justice by her side, revealing that Sally not only instigated the political movements that made her famous but was also deeply shapedby them. Finally, when we revisit Sally in 2014, she is living alone on Women’s Land, without the community she helped create. What happened and what will become of her legacy?
Roxie Theater
3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States