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Senior Prom

Special | 14m 2s  | Video has closed captioning.

For so many high-schoolers, prom is a rite of passage in all of its love-filled, well-coiffed, abundantly photographed glory. But for generations of LGBTQ+ youth, prom has been emblematic of an exclusion from a world they could not experience as their authentic selves.

Aired: 06/01/21

Expires: 06/01/26

Rating: NR

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Queer Artists Rise Up Other Cartoonists

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Queer Artists Rise Up Other Cartoonists

Acclaimed queer cartoonists like Jennifer Camper, Sina Grace and MariNaomi featured in the film No Straight Lines pick some of their favorite underground LGBTQ+ comic artists that they want to rise up and share for Pride Month.

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