It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

80 mins | Documentary | May 20, 1996

As the title implies, this documentary is educational and aimed at helping parents learn to untangle fact from fiction concerning homosexual people. The film is taken from educational session that took place in seven elementary and middle schools from around the country that each participated a frank workshop for students discussing homosexuality with the hope of eradicating myths and promoting tolerance and understanding. During each session, gay people offer brief lectures and question and answer periods for the children. Also include in the film is a segment in which teachers themselves argue the place of the issue in their curriculum.

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School

80 mins | Documentary | May 20, 1996

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
As the title implies, this documentary is educational and aimed at helping parents learn to untangle fact from fiction concerning homosexual people. The film is taken from educational session that took place in seven elementary and middle schools from around the country that each participated a frank workshop for students discussing homosexuality with the hope of eradicating myths and promoting tolerance and understanding. During each session, gay people offer brief lectures and question and answer periods for the children. Also include in the film is a segment in which teachers themselves argue the place of the issue in their curriculum.
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Original title It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School
Directors Helen Cohen, Debra Chasnoff
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