Pride and Resistance
Pride and Resistance is a series of five three-minute videos on queer history directed by Nancy Nicol (2007). (video link)
Pride and Resistance takes a whirlwind tour through forty years of local and national LGBTQ history celebrating the political history of Pride Day in Toronto. The series was commissioned by Xtra and Pride Toronto and premiered as large projections on Church St. for the Pride Day celebrations in Toronto, 2007. This moving and inspiring series includes appearances by many leading queer activists, including Charlie Hill, Ken Popert, Chris Bearchell, Gerald Hannon, John Sewell, the Reverend Dr. Brent Hawkes, Bob Gallagher, Douglas Stewart, Jim Egan, Jack Nesbit, Dr. Alan Li, Faith Nolan and many morre.
Keywords: Pride, Toronto, Pride Toronto, Xtra, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, We Demand, AIDS Action Ken Popert, Chris Bearchell, Gerald Hannon, George Hislop, John Sewell, Brent Hawkes, Bob Gallagher, Jim Egan, Jack Nesbit, Alan Li, Faith Nolan, Gay Asians of Toronto, We are Family, gay liberation, Toronto Community Homophile Association of Toronto, Coalition of Gay Rights in Ontario, Right to Privacy Campaign, for Equal Families, Same-sex marriage.