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ACLU Freedom Files: Gay & Lesbian Rights (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 29 mins

  • Director: Jeremy Kagan
  • Writer: Anneke Campbell
  • Producer: Robert Greenwald

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Children separated from parents, loved ones left alone to battle illness, shared property seized by the state - these scenarios may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but they're all too real for gay and lesbian families. 'Gay & Lesbian Rights' introduces you to people who are doing their best to lead ordinary lives but must fight for the rights that most Americans take for granted. Alvin and Nigel are in the process of adopting three children from the foster care system. Because adoption law in Maryland says they both can't adopt at the same time, Alvin currently has no parental rights--and worries that he would lose the children if something were to happen to Nigel.

While Carol was ill with cancer, she and Heather had to fend off constant challenges from hospital employees about their relationship. After that, they decided to get a medical power of attorney and other legal documentation, but Heather still had to defend her right to be at her partner's side during a recent incident. After Sam, an Oklahoma rancher, lost his longtime companion, Earl, he lost the ranch they'd shared for 23 years to distant cousins of Earl's because the state won't recognize their relationship.

This episode of The ACLU Freedom Files--which includes humorous takes on heavy issues by comedians Judy Gold and Margaret Cho--shows the harm that occurs when loving couples' relationships aren't recognized.


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Cast & Characters

Tommy Bertelsen as Boyfriend;
Katherine Birre as Daughter;
Ronald Shore as Father