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Mom's apple pie : the heart of the lesbian mothers' custody movement /

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"While the beginnings of the LGBT Civil Rights movement was gaining momentum, the 1970s witnessed horrific custody battles for lesbian mothers. 'Mom's Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement' revisits the early tumultuous years of the lesbian custody mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund (Seattle, Wash.), Frameline (Firm)
Other Authors: Laine, Jody, Ottey, Shan, Reinstein, Shad, Clinton, Kate
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco] : Frameline, [2006]
Subjects:
Lesbian mothers > United States > Case studies.
Custody of children > United States > Case studies.
Lesbian mothers > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Children of gay parents > United States > Case studies.
Parent and child > United States > Case studies.
Lesbian Rights Project (San Francisco, Calif.)
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"While the beginnings of the LGBT Civil Rights movement was gaining momentum, the 1970s witnessed horrific custody battles for lesbian mothers. 'Mom's Apple Pie: The Heart of the Lesbian Mothers' Custody Movement' revisits the early tumultuous years of the lesbian custody movement through the stories of five lesbian mothers and their four children"--Container. This program also discusses two organizations in the 1970s that provided funds and support for lesbian child custody cases: The Lesbian Rights Project in San Francisco and the Lesbian Mother's National Defense Fund in Seattle, Washington.
Item Description:A Three Big Dykes production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Photography, Cathy Cade ... [et al.] ; editors, Shad Reinstein, Jody Laine ; music, Margie Adam, Alix Dobkin, Mary Watkins and Cris Williamson.