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Call me Troy /

A documentary about the life and times of Reverend Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Chuch, the first church to recognize the spiritual needs of the gay community. He was also the first openly gay person to serve on the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Rights. In 1969, he perfo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bloom, Scott, director (Producer), Diamond, Larry (Producer), Westervelt, Clay, 1973- (director of photography.), Zroik, Steve (Performer, composer (expression),)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
This edition in English.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 2007.
Series:LGBT studies in video
Subjects:
Perry, Troy D.
Metropolitan Community Church > Clergy > Biography.
Metropolitan Community Church.
Church work with gay people > United States.
Gay clergy > United States > Biography.
Gay men > United States > Biography.
Gay rights > United States.
Pastorale des personnes homosexuelles > États-Unis.
Homosexuels masculins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Homosexuels > Droits > États-Unis.
Church work with gays.
Clergy.
Gay clergy.
Gay men.
Gay rights.
United States.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Streaming video.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographies.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A documentary about the life and times of Reverend Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Chuch, the first church to recognize the spiritual needs of the gay community. He was also the first openly gay person to serve on the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Rights. In 1969, he performed the first public same-sex wedding in the United States and in 1970 he filed the first lawsuit seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages. Perry has been on the forefront of the battle for gay rights.
Physical Description:1 online resource (100 min.).
Production Credits:Producers, Scott Bloom, Larry Diamond ; executive producers, Scott Bloom, Birgetta Perry, Chuck Phelan, Steven M. McIntyre ; director, Scott Bloom ; editors, Kevin Connolly, Scott Bloom ; director of photography, Clay Westervelt ; original music composed and performed by Steve Zdroik and Zallen.