The Rejected (1961)

Directed by

Dick Christian

Genre

documentary film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

59 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1961 documentary was the first television program in the United States to discuss homosexuality openly. It features interviews with medical professionals and gay individuals to present a factual overview of the subject.

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What happens

The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, produced for KQED in San Francisco by John W. Reavis. Notable as the first documentary program on homosexuality broadcast on American television, KQED first aired the film on September 11, 1961. Later syndicated to National Educational Television (NET) stations across the United States, it received positive critical reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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