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and Betty Shabazz, the widow of slain civil rights
leader Malcolm X. The second segment presents
excerpts of The Darker Side o f Black, a film now
in release by independent British director Isaac
Julien, which takes a penetrating look at
homophobia in the black community. Rounding
out its coverage of Black History Month, In the
Life interviews author/historian Barbara Smith,
whose upcoming book focuses on the history of
African American lesbians and gay men.
Also featured in this episode is an interview
with servicewoman Margarethe Cammermeyer,
whose life was the subject of a network television
program (starring Glenn Close) that many of you
m
probably watched in February, called Serving in
Silence-, a discussion of gay and lesbian parenting
tions carry the show, and OPB’s controversial
issues; and a segment about gay and lesbian life in
decision angered many who felt the move was
Cuba.
prompted by homophobia.
The July 1 program includes a series of stories
Tom Doggett, OPB’s vice president of televi
that pay tribute to gay and lesbian veterans of war,
sion programming, says the show’s quality has
as well as those working on the forefront of the
since improved, which has led to the station’s
queer rights and AIDS awareness movements.
decision to air In the Life on a more consistent
A dditionally, entertainm ent mogul Sidney
basis. In addition to broadcasting In the Life epi
Sheinberg, president of MCA Universal, talks about
sodes in June and July, Doggett says he expects
his support for gay men
OPB will carry the
Though In the Life
and lesbians, as well as
program’s next season
the group he co-founded
line-up, which begins in
has been airing nationally
with fellow mogul Barry
October.
for more than a year,
Diller called Hollywood
“When In the Life
Supports, which encour
first began airing, it was
OPB has been reluctant
ages Hollywood studios
like a cable access pro
to
run
the
program
regularly
to
im plem ent gay-
gram,” he says. “[The
due to “poor production
frien d ly and AIDS-
producers] are now do
awareness policies. Also
ing fewer shows and
quality. ”
included is a segment
putting more resources
about
OutWrite,
an
annual
gathering of queer
into those productions. That’s reflected in the
writers, editors, publishers and others interested in
quality of the program. The writing is better. The
the power of the word to create change. (The
anchoring is better. The production quality is bet
episode of In the Life slated to air July 8 was not
ter. The hosts are more polished.. .1 would expect
available for preview at press time.)
if that continues we will air it next season.”
OPB will broadcast In the Life on June 24, July
Those who watch In the Life on June 24 will
1 and July 8 at midnight.
view a program that was actually designed for
“The time slot has nothing to do with the
broadcast in February, which is Black History
content
of In the Life. It runs that late because the
Month. In recognition of the occasion, the show
program simply isn’t a part of the regular PBS
featured an in-depth look at the gay and lesbian
[Public Broadcasting System] prime-time lineup.
African American experience. In three separate
In fact, PBS doesn’t even distribute it,” says
segments, the episode explores the dual discrimi
Doggett.
nation that people face based on race and sexual
The program’s producers hope OPB will move
orientation, as well as the relationships between
the show to an earlier time slot next season. That
the movements striving for equal rights for the two
will happen, they say, only if OPB receives a
marginalized groups.
favorable response to In the Life from viewers.
The feature story, “Civil Rights/Gay Rights,”
The show receives funding from a national
includes interviews with Barney Frank, an openly
membership network and the H. van Amerigen
gay congressman from Massachusetts; Mai]one
Foundation. Its executive producer is John
Hill, who was former New York City Mayor David
Scagliotti.
Dinkin's liaison to the gay and lesbian community;
regon Public Broadcasting plans to
air three episodes of In the Life, a
television program geared toward the
gay and lesbian community, on June
24, July 1 and July 8.
Though In the Life, which is produced by In the
Life Media and WNYC-TV in New York, has been
airing nationally for more than a year, OPB has
been reluctant to run the program regularly due to
“poor production quality.” An estimated 70 sta-
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