When We Rise
Rating: 7.3/2657 Plot Summary:
A dramatization of the real life San Francisco centered fight for LGBT rights from 1972 to 2015 is presented, the LGBT community which arguably has had the most numerous organized campaigns against them of any minority group to suppress those rights in the United States during that time period. It focuses on the advocacy and other supportive work of four individuals, Cleve Jones, Roma Guy, Diane Jones and Ken Jones, whose experiences focus on different aspects of the issue. Cleve's story focuses primarily on the political and legislative fight for gay and ultimately LGBT rights. Roma's story focuses primarily on her fight for women's rights, especially safe places for women, within that where she as a lesbian fits, ultimately a fight for universal health care in San Francisco, and her personal relationships particularly with Diane. Beyond that relationship with Roma, Diane's story focuses on her work as a nurse in caring for AIDS patients, and her want as a lesbian to have a child. …
Director: Dustin Lance Black
Running time: 1h 25min
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Release date: TV Mini-Series (2017)
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Austin P. McKenzie, Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors, Guy Pearce, Fiona Dourif, Michael Kenneth Williams, Sam Jaeger, Ivory Aquino, Douglas Smith, David Hyde Pierce, Whoopi Goldberg, T.R. Knight, Rosie O'Donnell, Carrie Preston, Dylan Walsh, Maddie Corman, Todd Weeks, Rafael de la Fuente, Adam DiMarco, Nick Eversman, Caitlin Gerard, Justin Sams, Jayne Taini, Kerry Sandomirsky, Sam Spear, Seth Fisher, Charles Socarides, Julian Works, Terry Lewis, Molly Shaiken, Elizabeth Melchor
