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Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2007)

Movie 109 min

Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.

Ron Pajak Director

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Quick facts

Released
November 1, 2007
Runtime
109 min
Studio
Chicago History Museum, Ron Pajak

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Frequently asked questions

What is Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago about?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.
Who directed Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago was directed by Ron Pajak.
Who stars in Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago stars Studs Terkel, Chuck Renslow, Valerie Taylor, Marge Summit.
When was Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago released?
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago is a 2007 documentary, history film.
Where can I watch Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago?
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