As Motor City Pride approached this year, I got a call from Toby Barlow - friend, former neighbor, and chief creative officer at
Team Detroit. He'd been watching what was going on with
Pride moving downtown this year,
the Pride Project and the way that the gay (and straight!) community in Detroit was so energized by all of this. He said (I paraphrase), 'Hey, I want to do something to help show this off, what do you think of a short documentary about gay life in Detroit?" Naturally I said that would be awesome.
Now just two months later, the video is done and really exceeds any and all hopes I'd had for it. It's not a comprehensive look at GLBT life in Detroit, it's not a gay history piece - it is just a snapshot of some of the things that make gay life in Detroit so different and wonderful.
I always say, being gay and living in Detroit isn't for everyone. But if you watch this video and something resonates, then maybe it is for you. Enjoy!
4 comments:
Enjoyed the video...thanks!
The video is great. I'll definitely pass it on.
So sad though that David Blair, featured in the opening and closing scenes, made his transition last week. He was a great poet and advocate:
http://www.freep.com/article/20110730/ENT04/107300311/David-Blair-Detroit-poet-musician-teacher-fixture-arts-scene
Toby Barlow is a genius. We are so lucky to have him. Loved the video. And nice cameo, Mr. Supergay ;)
Great video! A really nice mix of scenes and people.
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