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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
85 min | Documentary

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Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)

85 min | Documentary

Ten women, most of them in Vancouver or Toronto, talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, ...See moreTen women, most of them in Vancouver or Toronto, talk about being lesbian in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s: discovering the pulp fiction of the day about women in love, their own first affairs, the pain of breaking up, frequenting gay bars, facing police raids, men's responses, and the etiquette of butch and femme roles. Interspersed among the interviews and archival footage are four dramatized chapters from a pulp novel, "Forbidden Love": Laura leaves her hick town and heads for the city, where she meets Mitch in a bar. Sparks fly, and so do laughter and joy. Ann Bannon, one of the writers of those paperback novels about forbidden love, talks about the genre. Written by See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Keely Moll Self - Rock Creek, B.C. Self - Rock Creek, B.C. See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Stephanie Ozard Self - Victoria, B.C. Self - Victoria, B.C. See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Ann Bannon Self - Sacramento, California Self - Sacramento, California See fewer	In Her Words: 20th Century Lesbian Fiction (2022)
Reva Hutkin Self - Victoria, B.C. Self - Victoria, B.C. See fewer	Toward Intimacy (1992)
Lois M. Stuart Self - Toronto, Ontario Self - Toronto, Ontario See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Nairobi Self - Montreal, Quebec Self - Montreal, Quebec See fewer	Looking for Love (2015)
Jeanne Healy Self - Toronto, Ontario Self - Toronto, Ontario See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Amanda White Self - Vancouver, B.C. Self - Vancouver, B.C. See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Carol Ritchie-MacKintosh Self - Toronto, Ontario Self - Toronto, Ontario See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Ruth Christine Self - Vancouver, B.C. Self - Vancouver, B.C. See fewer	Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives (1992)
Stephanie Morgenstern Laura Laura See fewer	Flashpoint (2008)
Lynne Adams Mitch Mitch See fewer	X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
Marie-Jo Therio Beth Beth See fewer	Full Blast (I) (1999)
George Thomas Bill Bill See fewer	Mind Benders (1987)
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Ann-Marie MacDonald Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
Michael Copeland DJ (voice) DJ (voice) See fewer	The Fury (1978)