The Culture Wars

January 2000

Hosted by actor Bill Brochtrup ("NYPD Blue"), In the Life's January episode looks back on some of the local skirmishes and global campaigns that have marked the past decade of The Culture Wars.

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Odd Girl Out

In Odd Girl Out, special guest Lesley Gore follows the "queen of lesbian pulp," Ann Bannon, back to 1950s Greenwich Village to consider how under McCarthyism the lesbian pulp novels laid the foundation for a community of women.

Maine

After Maine passed non-discrimination laws, the Christian Coalition twice led referendums to keep discrimination legal. Now, activists both inside and outside of the statehouse seek to bolster governmental protections for Maine's LGBT population.

The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center

In San Antonio, Texas, a gay and lesbian film festival triggered a showdown between The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, founded by a group of Latina lesbians working for social change, and the city government.

Real to Reel: Southern Comfort

In Real to Reel: Southern Comfort, ITL looks at this award-winning documentary about Robert Eads, a transsexual man falling in love with his male-to-female partner, Lola Cola, while he's dying of ovarian cancer.

Foster Parents of the Year

In ITL's award-winning story, Foster Parents of the Year, foster kids share why they nominated their two dads for Iowa's "Foster Parents of the Year" award.

Reverend Jimmy Creech

Reverend Jimmy Creech performed a commitment ceremony for two women in his Methodist church?despite outcries that led to Rev. Creech being taken to church trial. "If I'm to follow Jesus, I cannot tell anyone that because of who they are, God's love is not available to them," says Rev. Creech.

World Conference on Women

An estimated 40,000 women converged on Beijing, China to attend the United Nation's fourth World Conference on Women, while the "lesbian tent" nearby focused issues that were not on the table for the UN.

Lesbians in the Phillipines

Lesbians in the Philippines struggle with many of the issues the lesbians in Beijing faced in their own country?including class struggles, religious intolerance, and discrimination.