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Thursday, October 1, 2009

DINNER AND A MOVIE THEME FOR October 2-3

October is LGBT History Month!  To honor the gay, lesbian, and transgender struggle for equality, why not look in the Fogelson Library's DVD and cookbook collections.  A small display on the cookbook shelves offers some suggestions.                                                          

  • Cookbooks by Craig Claiborne, James Beard, and Alice B. Toklas
    • Movies with a relevant theme, such as
      The Celluloid Closet                 

    Butley

         









    Brokeback Mountain                                                                       








    Gods and Monsters
                                    
           


                                                            

    Philadelphia






    • Movies by gay or lesbian filmmakers like Kevin Williamson, Bill Condon, Kimberly Pierce, Greg Berlanti, and Gus Van Sant
                                 Good Will Hunting
                                 Paris,  je t'aime  
                                 Finding Forrester 
    Boys Don't Cry:

                                 
                                                       

                   






    •         Films with gay or lesbian stars
    Stephen Fry
                                         






    Ian McKellen   











     Rosie O'Donnell                                                                                                  
                                        

                                  






     George Takei












    For more information about LGBT History month, see:
    http://www.glbthistorymonth.com/glbthistorymonth/2009/