Name: Pride
Released: 2019-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Mark Kenneth Woods, Michael Yerxa

Available on Prime Video

In celebration of both the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in New York, this docuseries follows award-winning filmmakers Mark Kenneth Woods and Michael Yerxa as they travel to different Pride celebrations around the globe to learn about LGBTQ+ history and how it can inform our communities going forward.

Documentary · 2019 · 30 min

Starring Mark Kenneth Woods , Michael Yerxa

EPISODE 1

New York City

Mark and Michael attend NYC Black Pride where they learn about ball culture, the origins of “Pride” and how New York City fought the AIDS pandemic.

22 min · Mar 8, 2019
EPISODE 2

Salt Lake City

Mark and Michael travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to learn about Latter-Day Saints LGBTQ history, the church’s involvement in Proposition 8 and the LGBTQ Mormon youth experience today.

23 min · Mar 8, 2019
EPISODE 3

Hong Kong

Mark travels to Hong Kong SAR, China where he explores sexual diversity in Ancient China and learns about the challenges faced by LGBTQ activists operating in an undemocratic political system.

22 min · Mar 8, 2019
EPISODE 4

Palm Springs

Michael travels to Palm Springs, California where he learns about how this small town grew into an LGBTQ retirement mecca and how the world’s largest lesbian event began.

22 min · Mar 8, 2019
EPISODE 5

Calgary

Mark and Michael travel to Calgary, Alberta to learn about Indigenous two-spirit identities and the little known history of how homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada 50 years ago.

23 min · Mar 8, 2019
EPISODE 6

Berlin

Mark and Michael travel to Christopher Street Day in Berlin, Germany and learn about the Golden 20s, the world's first institute for the study of sexuality and the LGBTQ experience during Nazi Germany.

23 min · Mar 8, 2019