It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School (1996)

Directed by

Helen S. Cohen, Debra Chasnoff

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows how elementary school teachers can talk to kids about gay and lesbian people. It follows classroom discussions and lessons aimed at teaching respect and understanding.

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What happens

It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Debra Chasnoff and Helen S. Cohen. It provides educators with information on how to teach elementary schoolchildren to be tolerant of gay and lesbian people. It earned awards from several American film festivals, was broadcast on public television stations, and was obtained by more than 3,000 institutions for educational use. The film was noted as the "first of its kind" and was generally well received, although there was backlash from conservatives. The documentary received little support from PBS, owing to backlash from the American Family Association. Prior to airing the film, television stations received calls, letters, and e-mails from people who did not want PBS program directors to broadcast It's Elementary. The film was awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, Best Documentary at the Reeling Film Festival, and the Silver Spire from the San Francisco International Film Festival, among other awards. The film had two sequels: That's a Family! and It's Still Elementary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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