More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.
Be Like Others
Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 12:44am by cineQueer
LGBT Content: Gay, Transgender
Genre: Documentary, 74 min.
Language: Farsi English Sub-Titles
Rating: NR
Director: Tanaz Eshaghian
Writer: Tanaz Eshaghian
Distributor: TBA
Release Date: Canada, 2008
Synopsis: Be Like Others is a fascinating look at gender reassignment in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death. Unable to be open about their love, many gay individuals in fundamentalist Iran choose to undergo the painful surgery that allows them to be part of a socially sanctioned couple.
Official Website: BeLikeOthers.com
Screening at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Wednesday, January 14, 3:30 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
Thursday, January 15, 9:30 AM
Palm Springs Regal 9
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