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Forbidden love : the unashamed stories of lesbian lives

DocumentaryHistoryHotelsHotels Canada HistoryHôtels Canada HistoireLesbiansLesbians Canada HistoryLesbians Canada Social conditionsLesbians Social conditionsLesbiennes Canada Conditions socialesLesbiennes Canada Histoire

Directed by: Lynne Fernie, Aerlyn Weissman

Overview

Recounts the experiences of Canadian lesbian women in the 1950's and 1960's who sought romance in gay beer parlours and bars. Their stories are interwoven with a fictional love story and set against the tabloids and pulp novels of the time and illustrate the stereotypes and intolerance they faced

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