Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)

  • 14A
  • 09/17/1992 (CA)
  • Documentary, History
  • 1h 25m

Overview

Ten women in Canada talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love".

Aerlyn Weissman

Director, Writer

Lynne Fernie

Director, Writer

Cast

Stephanie Morgenstern's headshot

Stephanie Morgenstern

Laura
Lynne Adams's headshot

Lynne Adams

Mitch
Marie-Jo Thério's headshot

Marie-Jo Thério

Beth
George Thomas's headshot

George Thomas

Bill
Lory Wainberg's headshot

Lory Wainberg

Bartender
Ann-Marie MacDonald's headshot

Ann-Marie MacDonald

Narrator
Keely Moll's headshot

Keely Moll

Self
Stephanie Ozard's headshot

Stephanie Ozard

Self

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