Living in the Shadows of Exclusion: Marriage Equality | SF

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One of the few documentaries to focus on Asian American LGBT families, four longtime couples speak out on Marriage Equality in the face of California’s virulent Proposition 8 campaign. Narrating stories and experiences that personalize these issues, they speak of life and love, faith and family, and the challenges they faced under Prop 8, the U.S. federal Defense of Marriage Act, and immigration laws that have historically devastated LGBT bi-national families. The film follows the families over several years of struggle culminating in the historic events of the June 26, 2013 Supreme Court rulings striking down DOMA and Proposition 8, providing rarely seen historic documentary footage which should prove to be an important part of San Francisco, as well as California, Asian American, LGBT and immigrant history. (www.ShadowsOfExclusion.com)

Join us for a panel discussion afterwards as we look at the significance of the most recent 2015 Supreme Court rulings on Marriage Equality. We will look at the history of LGBT inclusion within the history of Asian American exclusion, civil rights and its historic impact on Asian American families. Panelists will address the experiences of LGBT people of faith and the current status of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

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